Hedgehog Bread

Hedgehog Bread

　　　　Ingredients:

　　200g buckwheat flour, 50g glutinous rice flour, 20 black sesame seeds.

　　Seasonings:

　　200g lotus seed paste, appropriate amounts of sugar and honey.

　　Preparation method:

　　Steam. Mix buckwheat flour and glutinous rice flour with water to form a dough; blend lotus seed paste with sugar and honey to make the filling. Divide the buckwheat dough into 10 portions, wrap the lotus seed paste filling, shape them into hedgehog-shaped doughs, then use scissors to cut out “spikes,” embed sesame seeds as eyes, place on a plate, steam until cooked, and it's done.

　　Flavor characteristics:

　　Resembles a hedgehog in shape with sweet and fragrant filling. This dish won the gold award in the Guilin division of the national "Red Heart Bag" Cup Chinese Cuisine Cooking Skills Competition.

　　Technical tips:

　　Use sweet buckwheat flour, and be careful not to let the filling leak out when cutting the “spikes.”