Staying Home for 30+ Days, Experiencing My Family's Steamed Buns - 7 Days Without Variation, Netizens: Awesome
Article by Phil: During these 30 days of staying at home, my family consumed several bags of flour because I'm a northerner and a fan of noodles. I grew up eating steamed buns, pancakes, and steamed buns, and I have no resistance to them. If I don't eat them, I feel like I haven't eaten a full meal. My husband is different, he's naturally not fond of steamed buns and always prefers rice. Fortunately, my mother-in-law also likes to eat noodles, so we follow the majority, and steamed buns have become our main food. This time, we’ve been eating steamed buns for a week, and my husband almost went crazy. Haha. Let’s take a look at how our family devoured a week of steamed buns together.
Day 1: Corn Bun
You might not be able to tell from the color of this bun that it’s made with fresh corn because I used fresh corn when I came back and made corn juice, then added an appropriate amount of flour and yeast powder, and made a dough, after proofing, I kneaded it into a bun and steamed it on a pot.
Day 2: Spinach Bun
The shape is a little unsightly, originally I wanted the spinach juice to be green, so I wanted to make it into a leaf shape, but I made a mess, and after it came out of the pot, the color changed. The shape also changed, and my husband said it looked like ( -, a type of Chinese snack), haha.
Here, I remind everyone that when steaming spinach buns, you can add a little baking soda or alkaline agent to the spinach juice to prevent discoloration, which I only found out later.Day 3: Blooming Bun
The ingredients for this bun are a little complicated, but it's quite delicious and nutritious. (Ingredients: Flour, eggs, sugar, milk powder, yeast powder, corn oil). This is similar to home-made bread. My method is called 'Blooming Bun'. After the dough is proofed, it’s divided into small dough pieces and kneaded into a bread-like shape and flattened, then pan-fried with rice in a non-stick pan until the surface is golden brown, and then steamed for 20 minutes.
Day 4: Pearl Shell BunThis bun uses two doughs, one white dough and one yellow dough. The yellow dough is made from steamed bun dough. The method here is a little complex, so I won’t introduce it one by one.If any friends are interested in this bun, please leave a message to me, and I will share the detailed steps with you.
Day 5: Water-boiled Red Sugar Bun
This method is a bit quirky, and maybe many friends don't know that steamed buns can also be boiled in water. Surprisingly, boiled steamed buns are more delicious than steamed ones. The bottom is slightly charred and browned, and they taste very fragrant when bitten. This method is similar to Xia Jiansheng Bao ( - Sheng Jiansheng Bao, a type of Chinese snack), haha. Strictly speaking, it can also be called Sheng Jiansheng Bun.Day 6: Purple Sweet Potato Blooming Bun
This bun is especially beautiful, the method is not complicated, the filling is made by steaming cooked purple sweet potatoes and red bean paste together. Then, like wrapping dumplings, wrap the filling into the dough, and draw a cross-shaped knife on the surface of the raw dough, and steam it until it’s both beautiful and delicious.
Day 7: Lazy Bun
Haha, after eating steamed buns for several days in a row, I became lazy, and this bun looks like a pancake, but its texture is the same as steamed buns. I spread it out into a pancake shape, steamed it until it was cooked, and then cut it into pieces to eat. I added pumpkin to the flour, doesn't it look appetizing?
Haha, would you be willing to eat this bun for a week if it were you?
