Sweet Red Bean Buns: A Colorful and Delightful Treat
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:
- Weigh and mix wheat germ flour, dry yeast, and 80g water to form a dough.
- 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).
- Knead the white dough on a surface for 1 minute, divide into 6 portions, and roll each into a ball.
- Prepare 20g portions of red bean paste.
- Flatten each dough ball and place red bean paste in the center.
- Securely wrap the dough around the filling.
- Shape into triangles using a scraper and place on parchment paper.
- Knead the green dough until smooth, form thin strands for vines.
- Roll out purple and pumpkin doughs, cut out flower shapes with a daisy cutter.
- Make small indents in the center of the flowers with a chopstick and fill with contrasting dough.
- Place buns in a steamer and cover.
- Let the dough rise until 1.5 times its size, then steam on high heat for 15 minutes.
- 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)