Snowflake steamed bun

The materials are ready.

Steam the pumpkin until cooked, drain the water, add sugar, and stir evenly.

Let it cool, then add yeast powder and stir evenly. Let it rest for five minutes.

After the yeast powder has finished proofing, prepare the peanut butter.

Add the flour.

Knead into a ball and cover with plastic wrap, letting it rest for 20 minutes ('If the weather is cold, let it rest a bit longer') (no need to rest too long, because shaping takes some time and we want to avoid over-fermentation).

After fermentation is complete, take it out and knead to release the air.

Cut into 4 small pieces.

Knead into a ball.

Take a small portion of dough and roll it into a circle (do the same for 4 pieces).

Spread peanut butter on it.

Then put another piece of dough on top.

Press a pattern in the middle with a mold (you can use the bottom of a small cup to press).

(As shown in the picture) Cut the four sides once.

(As shown in the picture) Cut once more on all four sides.

(As shown in the picture) cut once more.

A total of 16 cuts (as shown in the picture).

Pick up a pair of dough pieces and rotate them 360 degrees outward.

Turn around twice and pinch the tail together.

Repeat the above steps for the remaining dough.

In the end, there should be a total of 8 pieces of dough pinched together.

Place in a pot with cold water, steam on high heat for 12 minutes, then turn off the heat and let it sit for 3 minutes before serving.

Is it beautiful? 🥰 Fluffy and soft 🤩 Golden and full of winter vibes.