How to make Chinese lotus rolls

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  1. Remove the flesh from the pumpkin, wash it, cut it into small pieces and steam it in a pot.Grind the steamed pumpkin with its skin.Press into pumpkin puree

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  2. Add appropriate amount of pumpkin puree to the flour, add yeast and ingredients dissolved in warm water Let the dough rise for one to two hours

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  3. Fully deflate the risen dough and knead it Cut into small pieces

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  4. Roll the small dough into pancakes in groups of two p>

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  5.Fold the dough in half and then in half again

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  6. Divided into three pieces as shown in the figure

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  7.The two longest pieces are facing each other

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  8.The two pointed ones are opposite each other in the middle The relative angles are as shown in the figure

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  9.Use chopsticks to aim at the middle of the sharp corner and press downwards p>

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  10. Then use chopsticks to press down vertically from the middle point on both sides, and bring the two chopsticks together.

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  11.Take out the chopsticks and shape them and let them stand for twenty minutes for secondary fermentation

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  12. Boil water and steam for 20 minutes.Do not rush to open the lid.Use chopsticks to deflate the lid for two minutes.The lid avoids retraction.