Cherry Blossom Baguette

Flavor: Original; Technique: Baking; Time: Several hours; Difficulty: Moderate.

Cherry Blossom Baguette Cooking Steps

Steam the pumpkin until soft, then stir with chopsticks into a puree. When it cools to warm, add the yeast.

Stir well again. (Make sure to add the yeast to the warm pumpkin puree to avoid killing the yeast.)

Pour the pumpkin puree into the flour.

Start kneading the dough, and after forming a ball, add the salt. (Salt should not directly contact the yeast, as it affects its activity.)

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it ferment in a warm place until doubled in size.

During fermentation, fold the dough like folding a blanket every half hour to incorporate more air, resulting in beautiful holes in the bread.

After fermentation, divide the dough into three equal parts, reserving about 50g for decoration.

Stretch the dough into a long strip, fold the top to the center, then fold the bottom up and seal tightly.

Roll into a long strip.

Place in a mold, brush the surface with oil, and let it ferment again until 1.5 times larger.

During the fermentation gap, prepare the decorative parts: divide two portions of dough, add red yeast rice powder and bamboo charcoal powder (enough to cover the yellow color), and knead well.

Roll out the red dough and cut out flower shapes with a mold.

To make the bees: Roll yellow dough into small oval-shaped balls the size of peanuts.

Roll out black dough, cut into thin strips, place a yellow ball on top, roll twice, and seal with the end facing down.

If there is leftover black dough, roll it into thin strips to make flower stems.

Insert almond slices on both sides to complete the bees. (Use the remaining black dough to make flower stems if needed.)

After the final fermentation, make diagonal cuts on the dough with a sharp blade, then spray the surface with water.

Preheat the oven to 175°C (top) and 160°C (bottom), then bake on the middle rack for 20 minutes.

When the baguette is done, you should hear a crispy sound when taking it out of the oven.

Lightly spray the surface with water, arrange the black flower stems, flowers, and bees, brush with oil, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

Use melted chocolate to add eyes to the bees.

Finished product.

Golden color, healthy and low in calories.

Crispy crust,

Soft interior, more fragrant as you chew!

Adorable bees dancing among cherry blossoms,

Bringing vitality to the dish,

Beauty in the eyes, fragrance in every bite!