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Sweet Red Bean Buns: A Colorful and Delightful Treat

Notes

Ingredients:
  • Wheat Germ Flour: 150g
  • Dry Yeast: 1.5g
  • Room Temperature Water: 80g
  • Pumpkin-Flavored Self-Rising Flour: 20g
  • Purple Sweet Potato-Flavored Self-Rising Flour: 20g
  • Spinach Powder: 2g
  • Additional Room Temperature Water: 30g (for colored dough)
  • Red Bean Paste: 120g
Instructions:
  1. Weigh and mix wheat germ flour, dry yeast, and 80g water to form a dough.
  2. Prepare colored doughs: Yellow (pumpkin flour with 14g water), purple (sweet potato flour with 14g water), and green (20g of the white dough mixed with spinach powder and 2g water).
  3. Knead the white dough on a surface for 1 minute, divide into 6 portions, and roll each into a ball.
  4. Prepare 20g portions of red bean paste.
  5. Flatten each dough ball and place red bean paste in the center.
  6. Securely wrap the dough around the filling.
  7. Shape into triangles using a scraper and place on parchment paper.
  8. Knead the green dough until smooth, form thin strands for vines.
  9. Roll out purple and pumpkin doughs, cut out flower shapes with a daisy cutter.
  10. Make small indents in the center of the flowers with a chopstick and fill with contrasting dough.
  11. Place buns in a steamer and cover.
  12. Let the dough rise until 1.5 times its size, then steam on high heat for 15 minutes.
  13. Let the buns rest in the steamer for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition:
  • Calories: Approximately 150-200 per bun (varies with size and filling)
  • Carbohydrates: High (primarily from flour and red bean paste)
  • Protein: Moderate (from wheat germ flour)
  • Fiber: Low to moderate (depending on the amount of bean paste used)
  • Sugar: Moderate (from red bean paste)