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Today we are going to make a lotus shape steamed bun
First you need to prepare those ingredients for the dough
mix flour, yeast, aluminum free baking powder and sugar
add water a little bit a time. don't pour in all at once
because every kind of flour is different in absorbing water
the water amount in the recipe may not suit for your flour
if pour all at once and become too wet , even if you add extra flour,
it's still hard to absorb the water
it will affect to make a smooth dough
just like this add a small amount each time
when you feel it can be punching to a dough
use the pressure of your palms
Add a bit water when it's dry
you can also punch using your fists
continue punching until it become smooth
before let it rise, add fillings in
divide dough into 8 pieces, about 35g per piece
kneading to round of each piece, the smoother side facing down
take one piece, cover the rest with a food wrap to avoid dryness
for rolling, using your left thumb and index finger to rotate the dough counterclockwise
right hand only in charge of rolling
only roll the outer edge to thin
dry flour should not spread on the mat too much
add any fillings you like, I used red bean paste
right hand thumb and index finger to close
left thumb press the filling
left index and middle finger rotate the whole thing back and forth
right hand close it
remove the extra
gently make it round
put on the steam tray
you can let it rise in room temperature, a quicker way is to put in a 50℃ warm oven
wait 25 minutes
steam it
I put an extra tray under to avoid the water get into the buns
high heat steam about 7 minutes
leave it cover for 5 minutes before open the lid
Here are the white round smooth buns
then making the lotus shape
after it cool down peel off the outer skin
cut into flower petals using a kitchen scissors
you can cut the petal size you like
The second layer's each petal should be in between the two petals of the first layer
I changed to a smaller scissor for cuting the top part
if your kitchen scissor is not as large as mine, you don't have to change
I sprinkled some purple yam powder on the top as decoration
well done, enjoy!
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