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Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Ingredients:
Flour: 250g; Purple sweet potato: 50g; Yeast: 6g; Warm water: appropriate amount.

Taste: Light; Cooking method: Steaming; Time-consuming: Several hours; Difficulty: Ordinary.

Detailed Steps for Cooking Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Peel the purple sweet potato, cut it into thick slices, steam it in a dish, take it out, and mash it into a paste with the back of a spoon for later use.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Dissolve 6g of yeast in warm water not exceeding 35 degrees Celsius and let it stand for 5 minutes.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Put the ingredients for the ordinary dough (150g flour, about 75g warm water, and 3g yeast) in one bowl and knead it into a smooth white dough. Cover it with a semi-wet kitchen cloth and let it ferment in a warm place.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Put the ingredients for the purple sweet potato dough (100g flour, 50g purple sweet potato, 3g yeast, and about 30-50g warm water) in another bowl and knead it into a smooth purple dough. Cover it with a semi-wet kitchen cloth and let it ferment in a warm place.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Let it ferment for 2-3 hours until the dough doubles in size.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

The inside should have a uniform honeycomb structure, indicating that it has fermented well.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Knead the fermented dough repeatedly until there are almost no bubbles inside when cut with a knife.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Roll out both types of dough into thin and equal-sized pieces.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Stack the two pieces of dough together and roll them gently to make the two pieces of dough completely adhere to each other.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Roll the two pieces of dough from both sides towards the center, leaving a small gap at the end.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Then cut them into equal pieces.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Place two cut pieces back to back, with their backs touching.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Then use chopsticks to clamp the lower part to form a butterfly shape. Use your hands to tidy up the butterfly’s antennae to form the butterfly roll.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Put cold water in a pot, spread a layer of cooking oil on a bamboo steamer, and then place the butterfly rolls in the steamer. Do not place them too close together, or they will stick together. Cover the pot and let them ferment for 15 minutes. Then, turn up the heat and steam them for 10 minutes and let them sit for 5 minutes.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Finished product.

Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Butterfly Rolls

Finished product.