Fancy Zaoshan Steamed Buns in the Spring Festival Flower Bun Series

Ingredients: flour, yeast powder, water, red dates;

Production process:

1. First put some water and yeast powder in a small basin and mix them evenly; if the room temperature is low, you can mix the yeast powder with warm water, which will help the yeast powder activate and be effective. However, do not use hot water because it will Scald the yeast to death;

2. Add flour. The ratio of flour to yeast powder is 10:1, and the ratio of flour to water is 10:5. However, because the water absorption of flour is different, the ratio of flour to water needs to be adjusted in different regions. My family lives in the north, and this ratio is suitable for everyone. For some northern flours, it is recommended to reserve some water and add it as appropriate when kneading the dough;

3. First use chopsticks to stir the flour and water in the small basin into a flocculent form;

4. Pour the dough onto the kneading mat and knead it into a smooth dough. Whether this steamed bun is delicious or not, all the skill lies in kneading the dough. The dough kneaded hard will be more chewy and taste good;

5. After the kneaded dough is cut, there will be no big pores on the cut surface and it will be very chewy. Smooth;

6. First make the base of the fancy jujube steamed buns. Take a small piece of dough, knead it into a round shape, and roll it into a round cake shape. The thickness is about 0.5CM. The size can be adjusted according to your own recipe. It is better to use a steamer to decide how big the base is, because during the Chinese New Year, everyone will want to make a big jujube steamed bun. As long as the pot can steam it, you can make it as big as you want;

7. Use a knife to cut four slits; do not cut them off, they are connected in the middle;

8. Cut two more cuts on each piece, making these two points shorter;

9. Use Use a fork to make lines on a circle of dough;

10. Pinch the two small corners with your hands and a small petal will be made. Isn’t it very simple;

11. Pinch out all the petals;

12. Use chopsticks to cut out the flower shape;

13. Clamp all four, and the fancy base of this jujube steamed bun is ready It came out;

14. Make the flowers above. Take a small piece of dough, make it into a round shape, and roll it out. The size is similar to the dumpling wrapper we usually use to make dumplings. The thickness is also about 0.5CM, which is thicker than the dumpling wrapper. The size of this dough also depends on the red dates you use. If the red dates are big, roll them out a little bigger. If they are small, roll them out a little smaller.

15. Continue to use a fork to press the pattern on the edge. This is enough to press half a circle;

16. Fold the dough over so that the patterned area on the top is exposed, and then use a fork to gently press out the pattern on the bottom half of the circle;

17. Wrap a red date;

18. Wrap the red date with dough, pinch it tightly, sit upright, and arrange the lace, and a small petal will be made;

19. Make all the petals in sequence, my flower The jujube steamed bun is not big, so only five small petals can be placed on it;

20. Take a small piece of dough, roll it into a round shape, press it slightly to flatten it, the thickness is about 1CM, use a fork to rub on the surface Make a small hole with a fork, it feels a bit like a stamen;

21. Place this small noodle piece in the middle of the jujube steamed bun, then put a red date, and press the red date in the middle of the dough. This is beautiful The fancy jujube steamed bun is ready. Put warm water at the bottom of the pot, put the jujube steamed bun in, let it ferment for about 30-40 minutes, and then steam it over high heat

22. Look, steaming The good fancy jujube steamed buns are white and fat, with red dates dotted in them. Isn’t it beautiful? When it was brought out, my eldest daughter kept clapping and applauding, saying that the flower buns made by her mother were so beautiful. The second child fell in love with these dates and always wanted to grab them!

The making of fancy Zaoshan steamed buns is not complicated, and the process of kneading and fermenting the dough is not as difficult as imagined. If you can’t wait for the second fermentation, you can use the primary fermentation method and steam it. The steamed buns are just as delicious and save time. During the Chinese New Year, every household will steam New Year steamed buns. If you are interested in fancy jujube steamed buns, why not make beautiful flower steamed buns and enjoy the reunion with your family?