pumpkin steamed buns 南瓜小馒头

Our family favorites steamed buns again.... but this time is pumpkin steamed buns. Orangey-yellow colour, very nice and fluffy soft to eat. 

I didn't mashed the pumpkin until fine texture, some small pieces still visible when closer look at the buns. It didn't effect the buns at all. Sifted or blended the pumpkin mashed if you like to have a fine texture.

ingredients: (make 10 small buns)

300g all purpose flour
200g pumpkin
70g sugar
1-1/2 tsp instant dry yeast
1/3 tsp salt
1 tbsp oil / shortening

1. cut pumpkin into small pieces, steam until soft about 15 minutes & mashed (easiest method, I put it on my rice cooker to steam the pumpkin while cooking rice. Pumpkin will be ready when rice is cooked)
2. drain the steamed pumpkin, discard away the water
3. in a mixing bowl, add in all purpose flour, sugar, salt & yeast, mix well
4. add in cooled pumpkin mashed, do not add all pumpkin mashed at once, try knead the dough until all combine and not very sticky. If dry then add pumpkin mashed again
5. knead until dough become smooth, add in oil or shortening, knead again until all combine, total kneading time is about 20 minutes
6. covered the dough, let rest for 1 hour
7. turn out the dough & punch out air from the dough, divide dough into 10 equal sizes
8. roll the dough into ball size, set aside, rest 5 minutes
9. shape the dough into your desired shape, place a cupcake liner underneath
10. put the shaped dough into the steamer tray, rest & let fermented for 20-30 minutes or almost double in size
11. direct steam from cool water for 20 minutes (high heat once boiling then turn medium low heat)
12. uncover the steamer lid for another 2 minutes after 20 minutes to prevent shrinkage
13. turn out the steamed buns from steamer & let cool on wired cooling rack