Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, cute hedgehog shaped steamed bread. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Cute Hedgehog Shaped Steamed Bread is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Cute Hedgehog Shaped Steamed Bread is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Put all the dough ingredients in a bowl, and mix and knead until smooth. Using a bread machine for this step is convenient. My mother used to make these steamed buns for me when I was a child, and they bring back fond memories. I made these for the children of my friend.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have cute hedgehog shaped steamed bread using 9 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cute Hedgehog Shaped Steamed Bread:

1. Get 150 grams For the dough: Cake flour
2. Prepare 3/4 tsp Dry yeast
3. Make ready 1 tbsp Sugar
4. Get 1/2 tsp Salt
5. Take 65 grams Lukewarm water
6. Make ready 1 tsp Vegetable oil
7. Make ready 100 grams Filling: Anko (sweet azuki bean paste)
8. Take 1/2 tbsp Filling: Kinako
9. Get 16 Eyes: Cooked mung beans

I made these for the children of my friend. Fast Mantou (fast steamed bread) For a long time, this was my go-to recipe for steamed bread. And it is pretty darned good, if I do say so myself.. How to Fill and Shape the Buns..

Steps to make Cute Hedgehog Shaped Steamed Bread:

1. Put all the dough ingredients in a bowl, and mix and knead until smooth. Form into a ball and leave to rise for 30 minutes (1st rising). Using a bread machine for this step is convenient.
2. Punch down the dough to deflate, and divide into 8 balls. Mix the anko and kinako together to make the filling. Divide into 8 balls.
3. Cover the dough with a moistened kitchen towel to prevent drying.
4. Press each piece of dough flat as shown in the photo, so that the edges are thin and the center is a bit thicker.
5. Place a ball of filling in the middle.
6. Wrap the dough around it.
7. Seal the opening and place the ball seam side down.
8. Press into an oval shape.
9. Use a clean comb to make a line for the neck of the hedgehog.
10. Make eyes with 2 mung beans. You can use any small beans for this. Black sesame seeds can be used too.
11. Cut the dough under the eyes to make the mouth.
12. Cut the body to make the needles.
13. Keep cutting all the way down. Repeat to make 8 hedgehog shaped buns.
14. Put the hedgehogs in a warm place for 30 minutes for the 2nd rising. It's convenient to do this in the steamer, by putting 85F/30 C water. Cover with a lid so the dough doesn't dry out.
15. After the 2nd rising, the dough will double in size.
16. Bring the water in the bottom of steamer to a boil. When it's steaming, put the steamer on with the lid and steam the buns for 13 minutes over high heat. Turn the heat off and leave to rest with the lid still on for 3 minutes. Done.

And it is pretty darned good, if I do say so myself.. How to Fill and Shape the Buns.. To make a hedgehog: Follow the directions for the rabbit, but elongate the nose into a snout. Dust the body with cocoa powder. See recipes for Stuffed Hedgehog Buns, Hedgehog Potatoes too.

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Now you know that junk food isn’t necessarily what you should eat when you want to help your moods get better. Go with these tips instead!