
Health benefits
Pumpkin: activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis
Red dates: activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis
Ingredients
Pumpkin ( 400 grams ) | Plain flour ( 200g ) |
Yeast powder ( 5 grams ) | Red dates ( 12 pcs ) |
Corn oil ( a small amount ) |
How to make pumpkin and red date cake

1. Preparation materials: peel and slice the pumpkin, soak the red dates in hot water in advance until soft.

2. Cut the red dates in half and remove the core.

3. Heat the pumpkin in the microwave for 8 minutes.

4.Use a spoon to press into mud, add 50ml cold water and stir evenly

5.Add yeast powder to the flour and stir evenly

6. Slowly pour the flour into the pumpkin paste (add the flour after the pumpkin has naturally cooled to about 40°C.If the temperature is too high, the yeast will be burned to death and the dough will not rise.)

7.Stir evenly

8.Take an 8-inch live-bottom mold and brush oil inside (for easy demoulding)
9.Pour the batter into the mold and leave it in a warm place to ferment
10. When fermentation reaches twice the size, add pitted red dates

11.Cover with tin foil (to prevent steam dripping from affecting the appearance)

12.Steam over high heat for 30 minutes.Turn off the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

13.Take out the mold

14. Cut into cubes.
Tips
Be sure to wait until the pumpkin is warm before adding flour to avoid the high temperature scalding the yeast and causing the flour to fail to rise.
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