Plain flour 500 grams Pumpkin puree 120g
Dry yeast 5 grams Bean Paste 220g
Dry flour 100 grams Monascus powder 4 grams
Warm water 160 grams
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Step 1

First peel and cut the pumpkin into pieces, steam it in a pot and then mash it into a puree. You can also use a food processor to smash it. Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 2

Step 2

Mix 3 grams of yeast powder into warm water and let it sit for 5 minutes Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 3

Step 3

Add 200 grams of flour to the pumpkin paste. Be careful not to add additional water. If the dough is still sticky, you can add a little flour and use chopsticks to mix evenly into a flocculent shape. Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 4

Step 4

After kneading into a smooth pumpkin dough, add the remaining 3 grams of yeast water to 300 grams of flour and knead into a smooth white dough. Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 5

Step 5

twoPlace the dough in a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and put it in the oven to rise until doubled in size. Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 6

Step 6

During the fermentation period, make the bean paste filling, each filling is about 20 grams. Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 7

Step 7

Fermentation completed Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 8

Step 8

Take it out, add a little dry flour, knead and deflate Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 9

Step 9

Divide the dough into 50g small portions, knead it, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rest for 10 minutes. Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 10

Step 10

Wrap it with bean paste filling, or you can wrap it with your favorite filling, just like a bun to keep it moisturizing, then roll it into a round shape and flip it upside down to get a smooth steamed bun.Illustration of how to make cute chickpea buns 11

Step 11

Take 3 grams of white dough, add a little red yeast rice powder, and knead it into a red dough to make the chick's mouth, comb, or bow on its head. The eyes can be steamed and then pasted with seaweed, or you can use white dough and add a little black yeast powder and knead it into black dough. stick on Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 12

Step 12

You can also use donut molds to make it look like a mother chicken cuddling her chicks. Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 13

Step 13

Add warm water to the pot, place the steamer basket and cover the lid for 20 minutes. Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 14

Step 14

Bring to a boil, then turn to medium heat and steam for 20 minutes. After steaming, let it sit for 5 minutes, then take it out and let it cool. Use a chocolate pen to add expressions. Illustration of how to make cute chickpeas 15

Step 15

Finished product picture Cooking tips for bean paste buns

1. Do not add too much dry flour when kneading the dough to deflate it. Dry flour is wheat all-purpose flour (ordinary flour) without adding baking powder. 2. Note that the amount of warm water in the ingredient list is only a reference.You can increase or decrease the test value as appropriate