Rose Pumpkin Mantou 玫瑰南瓜馒头

Mantou is a type of cloud-like steamed bread or bun popular in Northern China. Girls, want to make yourself some fluffy steamed pumpkin mantou? Pumpkin puree makes the mantou extra moist and flavourful.
馒头是国北方著名的蒸包，孩子，好不好我们动手做南瓜馒头，南瓜泥会让你做出更加湿润和味道芳香的馒头。

Really happy with the outcome. This healthy Rose Pumpkin Mantou is quite soft. It is best to serve warm for breakfast or afternoon tea.
很满意馒头的成果，这玫瑰南瓜馒头很松软，它最好趁热品尝，是早餐和下午茶的最佳选择。

Cut the pumpkin into pieces and steam till soft. Use a spoon to mash the pumpkin flesh while still hot. Set aside till cool.
把南瓜切成小块蒸熟，然后用汤匙辗成泥状，放置一旁待凉。

The ingredients to make rose pumpkin mantou are 220g pumpkin without skin, full cream milk 50g, 4g Instant yeast, 400g pau flour, 70g castor sugar and 40g corn oil or olive oil.
玫瑰南瓜馒头的材料是220g南瓜泥，50g 全脂牛奶, 4g 干酵母，400g 包粉，70g 白糖和40g 玉蜀黍油或橄榄油。

Mix instant yeast and water together. Sift in flour, add sugar ,milk and pumpkin puree. Add the instant yeast and water into it. Mix well. Combine everything except oil and mix to form a dough. Put in oil and knead mixture to a smooth dough.Knead for about 25 to 30 minutes to form a dough ball.
先将水和酵母混合，在另一个大碗，筛人面粉，糖，牛奶和南瓜泥。倒入酵母水，用手搓柔成面团。混合全部材料除了玉蜀黍油，当形成一个球状面团后，再加入玉蜀黍油搓揉至光滑。揉合过程大约25-30分钟。

Of course, you are free to do it with either bread maker or kitchen mixer.
当然，你可以用面包机或搅拌器来协助你搓揉面团。

Cover the dough with plastic wrap or wet cloth and side aside to rest. Girls, the proofing could be vary by the weather and the air temperature.
用保鲜膜或一块湿布铺在面团上，待面团静休。孩子，面团发酵的过程随着天气和室内温度而变化。

Add some flour if dough is still sticky or add water if dough is dry.After rested an hour, punch down dough and knead for 10 minutes.
加入面粉如果面团太湿，当然如果面团太干，就加入少许水或鲜奶。当面团静修后，再搓揉10分钟以把空气排出。

Divide dough into eight portions and form the shape as you wish.

把面团分成八个均衡的部分然后搓揉成你喜爱的形状。

Flatten each ball and roll out flat.
把每个球型的面团辗平。

Using fingers to press the sides of the circle to make them flatter.

用手指的力把球状面团辗压至平。

Stack five or six round shaped pieces overlapping one another. Start rolling from the first piece on the bottom.

把辗平的五片或六片面团重叠在一起。从最底层的一片向上卷到最上的一片。

Use a knife to cut into halves. Use your hands to lightly shape the base of the roses . Put them on muffin liners.

用一把刀把它切成一半，用我们的手把它捏成玫瑰形状，然后放在纸垫上。

Place each portion on a piece of baking paper.
把每个玫瑰馒头置放在纸垫上。

Put the mantou in the steamer and proof for 20 minutes or about double in volume.

将面团放入蒸炉内，进行最后一次发酵约20分钟至面团发成双倍大。

Steam the rose buns over high heat for 15 minutes.
把馒头放置在大火上蒸15分钟。

Girls, you can shape them into porcupines, rabbits and roses. Do you like these porcupine-shaped steamed mantou?
孩子，你可以把面团弄成你喜爱的刺猬形、兔子形和玫瑰形。你是否喜爱这些刺猬形的馒头呢？

These rose pumpkin mantou are too pretty to be eaten. All natural colours from the orange pumpkin. Girls, this step by step recipe will guide you through the process in making sweet potato mantou, yam mantou and black sesame mantou. Mom had fun making them. Hope you give this recipe a try and have fun in your kitchen.
这些南瓜玫瑰馒头美丽得叫人舍不得吃，它全来自南瓜的自然颜色。孩子，跟着这些步骤，你可以为自己做出蕃薯馒头、芋头馒头和黑芝麻馒头，妈妈深深感受做馒头的乐趣, 希望你们也可享受做馒头的乐趣。