Springy Steamed Kabocha Squash Buns
- 100 grams, steamed Kabocha squash
- 100 grams Cake flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 50 grams Sugar
- 30 ml Water
- 1 as much (as needed) Sweet red bean paste
- 1 as much (as needed) Flour or katakuriko
- If making the version filled with bean paste, roll the paste into balls for later.
- Mix the steamed kabocha (with or without skin) together with the dry ingredients, adding water until it doesn't look powdery anymore.
- When making the ogre manju style, steam the rind for longer.
- Do not over-knead the mixture or it will not rise well.
- Dust your hands with flour or katakuriko as you shape the dough into balls.
- For the bean paste version, wrap the dough around the bean paste balls.
- For the ogre manju style, mix in the extra chopped kabocha rind and then shape into balls.
- Steam in a steamer for 10 minutes.
- This time, I steamed them with a wet cloth underneath.
- You can either cover all of them with paper towels or wrap them individually.
- Once they're steamed, if you intend to serve them on super-thin strips of wood (a traditional way of presenting food), be sure to wet the wood first or they'll stick.
- I make these sweet bean paste-filled steam buns every year for the PTA cafe at my daughter's school festival.
squash, flour, baking powder, sugar, water, much, much
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/168071-springy-steamed-kabocha-squash-buns (may not work)