Cartoon Sesame Glutinous Rice Balls and Mushroom Shaped Buns

Flavor: Sweet; Cooking Method: Boiling; Time: One Hour; Difficulty: Normal.

Detailed Steps for Cooking Cartoon Sesame Glutinous Rice Balls and Mushroom Shaped Buns

First, make the glutinous rice ball filling. Put black sesame powder, powdered sugar, and lard in a bowl and mix well with a scraper.

After mixing well, divide the filling into 10g each and roll into balls, then put them in the freezer for later use.

Prepare the dough and start kneading. Pour 190g of boiling water directly into 250g of glutinous rice flour, stir with chopsticks until lumpy, and then knead into a dough by hand.

Knead the dough until it is smooth. Add some bamboo charcoal powder to a small portion of the dough and knead it into black dough.

Divide the white dough into 18g each, wrap them with sesame filling, and roll them into balls.

Knead the black dough into small balls and shape them into ears, eyes, and noses. Then stick them on the white glutinous rice balls.

After the water boils, put the glutinous rice balls in and cook until they float, which means they are cooked. Remove them and they are ready to eat.

Next, make the mushroom shaped buns. Put medium gluten flour, water, yeast, and sugar in a mixing bowl and mix until cotton-like.

Knead the mixture into a smooth dough on a kneading board, achieving the “three lights” principle: light hands, light board, and light dough.

Divide the dough into 30g portions and roll them into balls.

Mix cocoa powder with boiling water, brush it on the dough, and let the surface dry. Then let the dough rise for 30 minutes until cracks appear on the surface.

Put the buns in a steamer and steam for about 10 minutes after the water boils. After steaming, do not take them out immediately, let them sit in the pot for a while. After cooling slightly, they are ready to eat.

The finished product.