Cotton Candy Sky Steamed Buns
Start your week with a burst of pure joy and whimsical color! We are kicking off Monday morning with an absolute dream—our Cotton Candy Sky Steamed Buns! These soft, fluffy treats feature a gorgeous, magical swirl of pastel pink, ocean blue, and royal purple, bringing the ultimate edible art straight to your breakfast table. This breathtaking, pillowy-soft breakfast showstopper gets its dreamy, picture-perfect sky colors purely from nature, thanks to three of our absolute favorite plant-based natural food color powders: Suncore Foods® Blue Butterfly Pea Powder, Suncore Foods® Purple Sweet Potato Powder, and Suncore Foods® Ruby Red Radish Powder. Whether you want to brighten up your family's Monday breakfast routine or craft a fun, colorful baking project for the week ahead, these beautiful buns deliver both yummy goodness and pure magic without a single artificial additive. Stock up on your favorite superfoods and let’s make this week spectacular!
900g all-purpose flour
60g granulated sugar
18g instant yeast
3 tbsp neutral oil
450g cool water
Suncore Foods® Natural Food Color Powders – Divide the dough into 6 equal portions, approximately 239g each and 3 portions white:
Blue – 1 tsp Suncore Foods® Blue Butterfly Pea Powder
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1. Combine the flour, sugar, and instant yeast. Add the cool water and neutral oil and mix until a dough forms.
2. Knead until the dough is smooth, soft, and elastic.
3. Divide the dough into 6 equal portions, about 239 g each. Keep three portions white and knead the Suncore Foods® Powders into the remaining three portions until evenly colored.
4. Cover the dough portions while working to prevent them from drying out.
5. For the spiral buns, pair each colored dough with a white dough portion. Roll each portion into an approximately 8 × 5-inch rectangle.
6. Layer the colored and white rectangles together, then roll tightly from one short side to the other to create a log.
7. Trim the ends of each log. Cut each log into 3 pieces to create approximately 9 spiral buns.
8. For the tie-dye clouds, gently knead the trimmed dough pieces together just enough to create a marbled, tie-dye effect without completely blending the colors. Flatten slightly and shape into small clouds.
9. Place all buns on parchment and allow them to rest until slightly puffy (10-15 minutes).
10. Steam over boiling water for 18 minutes.
11. Turn off the heat and allow the buns to rest briefly before removing the lid.
