Halloween Funny Buns
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Prepare ingredients: all-purpose flour, ordinary dry yeast, a little sugar, cold water at room temperature; various colors of natural pigment powder such as bamboo charcoal powder, red yeast rice powder, pumpkin powder, barley seedling powder, purple potato powder, red beet powder, etc. Variety and color;
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Put dry yeast, sugar and all-purpose flour into a large basin, mix well with chopsticks, and add room temperature cold water gradually; the water absorption rate of flour is different, so the amount of water is not fixed, the amount of water is generally 55% of the amount of flour;
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Knead the noodles and dregs into a dough by hand, without obvious dry powder;
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Transfer the dough to the chopping board, and use the method of kneading and rolling to knead for 5-8 minutes. Determine the time according to your strength, and knead the rough dough into "water smooth muscle"; the video of kneading dough can be seen in the video I posted recently. "Little Bear Black Whole Wheat Bean Paste Buns"; the kneaded dough should be buckled in a basin or fresh-keeping box, and the water-proof content will evaporate. The dough used later is taken as needed, and the whole process is covered after the operation is completed;
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Divide 1 50g dough, add appropriate amount of pumpkin powder and a few drops of water;
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Take 1-2 minutes to knead into a smooth dough, then round it, with the seal facing down;
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Use the back of a knife or scraper to press out the lines of the pumpkin; place it in the steaming dish and cover it tightly for later use;
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Divide 40 grams of white dough and knead it into a smooth ball. This is the green eyeball;
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Divide another 40 grams of white dough, knead it into a ball, then knead it into a drop shape, knead the tail and slender, and shake it to one side. This is the green body of the little ghost; put it in the steaming dish and cover it tightly for use;
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Divide another 40 grams of white dough, knead it into a smooth ball, and then arrange it into an oval shape. This is the face of a vampire; cover it tightly in the steaming dish and set aside;
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Divide 120 grams of white dough, add appropriate amount of bamboo charcoal powder and knead;
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The kneaded black dough should be divided into two 50-gram doughs and rounded separately, one is a mummy and the other is a faceless person; the rest is used for various mouth and eye decorations;
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Take a piece of white dough the size of a broad bean, knead it into a thin strip, and roll it into a ribbon shape. This is used to make a bandage on the mummy;
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Feel free to wrap the white noodles on the mummy dough; put it in the steaming dish and cover tightly for use;
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Take the white dough the size of your thumb, knead it with an appropriate amount of barley seedling powder, and divide it into two parts: the large iris for the eyeballs, and the small pumpkin stalk;
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Round the green dough ball and then press it flat. Spread a little cold water on the back and stick it on the eyeball white dough;
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Take a little black dough, knead it into a circle, then adjust it to a drop shape, pinch a small tip on one end, and arrange the other end into a triangle, then pinch out a small bowl, this is the vampire hat; put a little cold water on the inside On the vampire head;
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Knead the black dough into thin strips of dragon's silk noodles, cut into lengths of varying lengths, and use them to make pumpkin mouths;
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Spread a little cold water on the corresponding position of the pumpkin's face and mouth, and paste the black strips. Every part of the operation must be wiped with water to stick it firmly; this step must not be lazy;
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Then take two black dough the size of raw soybeans, knead it into a triangle, and apply cold water to the eyes; at this point, the pumpkin face is ready;
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The remaining white dough is the size of longan, knead an appropriate amount of red yeast rice powder, knead it evenly, divide it into two small pieces, and arrange them into an isosceles triangle shape. This is the red hair of a vampire; apply cold water on the back and stick it on the top of the vampire's head;
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Other parts such as small bow ties, eyeballs, small caps, eye blood vessels, etc. can be completed in sequence; there is no fixed color, you can match and color according to the color in your hand; knock on the blackboard: use every part of the sticker Dip a hat or a small brush with a little cold water, which is good for the stickiness of the dough, and it will not fall off after steaming; it should not be too much water, just lightly wipe it; put it in the steamer, give it a little temperature and humidity, and leave it for 15-20 minutes ；
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When the dough is 1.3-1.5 times its original size, heat it in cold water and steam for 18-20 minutes; simmer it for 5 minutes before taking it out of the pot to prevent the skin from shrinking.
Tips:
1. Only one fermentation is needed to make the styling steamed buns, and all operations should be quick and gentle, so as to ensure that the time difference between the last work and the first work is not too long;
2. First make 6 subjects, namely the body or face, and decorate the small bits and pieces before making it; this will ensure that the fermentation speed of the main body of the steamed bun is the same;
3. Kneading the dough is the key. You must press the whole body's strength on the dough through the root of your palm, so that your wrists will not feel tired even if you knead for a long time; first knead the big dough in place, and then just knead the colors evenly. ；
4. Fermentation does not take too long to prevent the dough from being over-fermented and deformed. It can be steamed after fermenting to 1.3-1.5 times the size; fresh steamed buns are very soft, and the internal structure is fine; after cooling, especially in the refrigerator It will harden after refrigerating, and it will regain elasticity and softness after returning to the pan and heating for a few minutes.
