1. Knead the dough first

In a bowl of warm water, add yeast powder and stir to dissolve. Add about 5g of yeast powder to one pound of flour, and then add a spoonful of sugar to promote the fermentation of the yeast powder. , stir evenly, then pour into the basin and start kneading the dough

After the dough is mixed, cover it and let it ferment until it doubles in size

2. Now that the dough is fermented, take a In an empty bowl, add a small spoonful of baking soda and a small amount of warm water to dissolve. Pour it into a basin and knead it together with the dough

After kneading the dough, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar and knead it in so that the brown sugar and dough are fully integrated. The reason why brown sugar is not added when kneading the dough at the beginning is because sugar can promote the fermentation of yeast powder. The brown sugar steamed buns produced this way will not taste good

After the dough is evenly kneaded and smooth, add in Wash the chopped red dates in advance and continue to knead them together.

When kneading steamed buns, be sure to knead the dough well and into place. With the same flour, only when the dough is kneaded well and in place will the steamed buns be soft and delicious. It will be ready when it is especially smooth. I kneaded the whole process for about 20 minutes.

Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a thin and even rectangular sheet

Then roll it from one end to the other end and arrange it

Pinch a piece of dough with your hands for a while. Arrange it and place it on an oiled grate. After all the steamed buns are sorted, ferment them twice on the grate for 20 minutes

3. After waking up, steam them directly in cold water, and then steam them for 20 minutes.

When the time is up, turn off the heat and first Lift the lid of the pot a little to let out some air, and take it out of the pot after 5 minutes

Okay, our brown sugar blooming steamed buns are ready. The steamed buns will be fluffy and soft, and will not collapse or shrink. They all bloom, are sweet and delicious, and are very simple to make.