The meaning of the New Year's Mantou
The New Year's Mantou referred to the mantou that had a unique shape and was suitable for making and eating during the New Year. These steamed buns were made with creative elements. They had unique shapes, such as pigs, mice, small crabs, money bags, and so on. The production process usually included the selection of suitable ingredients (such as flour, yeast, various color-enhancing ingredients, etc.), kneading, fermentation, modeling, secondary fermentation, and other steps before steaming. These steamed buns were not only food, but also represented the hope and blessings for the new year. They could create a strong taste of the new year. While waiting for the TV series, he could also read the exciting content related to this site!
Steamed New Year's Mantou
The following are some steamed buns suitable for the New Year: * * 1. Pig Mantou ** 1. * * Food preparation **: 180g of water, 350g of ordinary flour, 3g of yeast, a little red rice powder, chocolate for decoration. 2. * * Production Steps ** - In winter, warm the milk to 50 degrees (if it's not winter, adjust the temperature appropriately), add yeast and sugar, and stir evenly. Put the flour into a large basin, pour the milk, and stir until it's fluffy. Then rub it with your hands until the surface is smooth. After kneading it, cover it with plastic wrap and let it ferment in a warm place until it was twice as big. Then, take out the fermented dough and knead it. - He picked eight small dough pieces of about 60 grams and made the remaining dough into ears and expressions. Knead the dough into a round shape and flatten it, then press it from the edge to the center of the dough and knead it repeatedly. After the dough is cut open, there are no air holes. Knead the dough into a round shape and put it into a steamer lined with oil-absorbing paper. - He took about 10 grams of dough, added red powder and an appropriate amount of milk, kneaded it evenly, rolled it into a thin sheet slightly thicker than the dumpling skin, pressed out the round sheet with a circular mold, poked two pig nostrils with chopsticks to make a pig nose, cut a square 1.5 cm wide with a knife, then cut it into a triangle, and folded the triangle diagonally to make a pig ear. - He dipped a little milk on the steamed bun and placed his nose and ears in a suitable position. Take about 5 grams of dough, add an appropriate amount of cocoa powder and an appropriate amount of milk, knead it evenly, make different expressions, and place it in the appropriate position. After the pig steamed bun was fermented for the second time, cold water was poured into the pot and steamed for 20 minutes. * * 2. Leopard Mantou ** 1. * * Food preparation **: 300 grams of medium flour, 3 grams of yeast, 5 grams of coffee powder, 5 grams of pork fat, 165 grams of water (for kneading dough). 2. * * Production Steps ** - He put the weighed flour, yeast, water, and lard into the bread bucket, started the kneading mode, and the dough began to rise. - After exhausting and kneading the dough, he first divided it into a larger dough and then into two smaller ones. Add a small amount of coffee powder to each of the two small doughs, first knead them into a light-colored coffee dough, then knead the other dough into the coffee powder to become a dark-colored coffee dough. - After kneading the two coffee dough into strips, he flattened the dark dough with a rolling pin, wrapped the flattened dark dough around the light-colored dough (not completely wrapped), and cut it into small cubes with a knife. - He rolled the main dough into a rectangular thin dough with a rolling pin, spread the cut two-color coffee beans on the dough, and rolled them flat with the rolling pin before rolling them up. - According to the length, he cut it into six equal portions. Then, he placed the cut leopard-print mantou into the steamer and began to cook it. He poured the fermented mantou into the pot with cold water and boiled it over medium heat. He continued to steam it for 15 minutes, paused for one minute, and turned off the fire to stew it for five minutes. * * 3. Rat-patterned Noodle ** 1. * * Food preparation **: 200 grams of pumpkin, 175 grams of ordinary flour, 2 grams of yeast, 100 grams of ordinary flour, 60 grams of warm water, 1 gram of yeast, and some red beans. 2. * * Production Steps ** - Prepare a piece of pumpkin, about 200 grams. After peeling it, cut it into thin slices, steam it with water, then press it into mud and let it dry until it was not hot. Then, add 3 grams of yeast, stir it evenly, and let it stand for 5 minutes. Then, add a small amount of flour in batches, knead it into a dough of moderate hardness, wake it up for a while, and then knead the dough evenly. Roll it into long strips and cut it into small dough of the same size. Then, knead the dough into a round shape, and then knead it into the shape of a mouse. - Then, he rolled the remaining dough into thin strips, and the white dough into thin strips as well. Then, he cut the dough into small strips of the same size, rolled the small dough into a circle, and then shaped it into the shape of a water drop. He flattened it. The two colors of dough were repeated (the white dough was slightly larger, and the yellow dough was slightly smaller). After overlapping, he pressed it with a toothpick once, and the mouse ears were done. - He dipped some water into the ears and onto the rat's body. Then, he used the red beans as eyes, the white dough as a mouth, and the white dough as a tail. The shape of the rat was done. After the rest was done, he placed them on the steamer until they became significantly larger (the mice became chubby). - Steam it in boiling water for about 10 minutes, then simmer it for 2 - 3 minutes before taking it out of the pot. * * 4. Crab Mantou ** 1. * * Food preparation **: 150 grams of medium flour, 20 grams of Ganzhi Garden icing sugar, 1.5 grams of yeast, 1 gram of red rice flour, 80 grams of water (for kneading dough), a little white dough, 4 red beans. 2. * * Production Steps ** - The bread bucket was filled with weighed flour and water, followed by yeast and sweet sauce icing. The dough kneading mode of the bread machine was activated. The dough was kneaded by hand and then placed into the bread bucket again for proofing. * * 5. Purple Sweet Potato Double Color Flowering Mantou ** 1. * * Prepare the ingredients ** - White dough: 400 grams of flour, 3 grams of yeast powder, 10 grams of white sugar, 10 grams of pork fat, 210 grams of water. - Purple sweet potato dough: 300 grams of purple sweet potatoes (sliced and steamed), 30 grams of white sugar, 75 grams of milk, 2 grams of yeast powder, 300 grams of flour. 2. * * Production Steps ** - To make the white dough, stir the ingredients of the white dough into dough, then knead it into a ball and let it stand for 5 minutes. - To make the purple potato dough: press the purple potato into a paste while it's hot, add 30 grams of white sugar and 75 grams of milk, stir evenly, add a little white vinegar (to make the color brighter), let it cool, add 2 grams of yeast powder and 300 grams of flour, stir it into dough, then knead it into a ball, and let it rise for 5 minutes. Then, he kneaded it into a smooth dough, rolled it into long strips, cut it into equal portions, and rolled it into a ball. - Combination and shaping: Roll out the white dough, wrap it in the purple sweet potato dough, close the mouth like a bun, close the mouth down, and then rub it round, evenly drawing three grains. - Waving and steaming: Put it in the fermentation tank to wake it up (the temperature, humidity, and time can be adjusted according to the weather). Put cold water on the pot and steam it for 15 minutes. * * 6. Black rice steamed bun with white flour pattern ** 1. * * Food preparation **: 500 grams of white flour, 400 grams of black rice flour, 10 grams of yeast, 100 grams of milk, 250 grams of warm water (100 grams of milk)(350 grams in total), 10 grams of white sugar. 2. * * Production Steps ** - White dough production: 500 grams of flour, 5 grams of yeast powder, and 5 grams of white sugar. Add warm water to stir the dough into a floc and start kneading the dough until it is smooth. Cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 hour until it is twice as big and has a honeycomb shape. - Making black rice dough: The kneading method of black rice flour is the same as that of white flour (black rice flour is more difficult to knead). Add 5 grams of yeast powder and 5 grams of white sugar, and knead the dough with a mixture of warm water and milk. - Shaping: After the fermentation is done, exhaust the air and knead the dough for more than 20 minutes to knead the dough into long strips. It could be made into a fancy shape. The white flour and the black rice flour were cut into the same size and rolled into a long shape. The white flour was rolled into a round shape, and the black rice flour was kneaded into a ball by hand. The white flour was wrapped in the black flour ball, and it was wrapped like a bun. Then, it was kneaded into a circle by hand and cut a cross shape on it with scissors. Or make it into a square with two layers of white and black. Cut the black and white noodles into the same size and roll them into a rectangular shape. The white is on the bottom and the black is on the top. Roll it up from the beginning and close it up. Cut it into the same size shape. - Steaming: After cooking, put cold water in the pot, put the steamed buns in, open the fire and wake up the second time in the pot. After the pot is steaming, start to steam for 20 minutes, turn off the fire, and then simmer for 3 minutes. * * Seven, Cute Hedgehog Mantou ** 1. * * Food preparation **: flour, yeast, warm water, raisins (used to decorate the eyes). 2. * * Production Steps ** - Dough kneading: Dissolve the yeast in warm water, slowly add it to the flour, and knead it into a smooth dough. - Fermenting: Cover the kneaded dough with plastic wrap and ferment it to twice the original size. - Forming: Take out the fermented dough, press and knead it a few times to discharge the air bubbles inside the dough. He kneaded the dough into a round strip and cut it into dough paste. After kneading it, he pinched one end to make it the head of a hedgehog. He used a clean pair of scissors to cut out the thorns on the body and embedded the raisins as eyes. - Waving up: Add enough cold water to the steamer, soak the gauze and spread it on the steamer, put the hedgehog steamed bun blank on it, and let the steamed bun blank stand for 10 minutes without opening the fire. - Steaming: Turn on the high heat, wait for the steamer to steam for 8 - 10 minutes, and then turn off the heat. Don't remove the pot immediately, wait for 3 - 5 minutes before removing it. * * 8. Sunflower Mantou ** 1. * * Food preparation **: White flour, cornflour, yeast powder, sugar powder. 2. * * Production Steps ** - Half of the flour and half of the cornmeal were added with yeast powder, sugar powder, and dough respectively. - The white flour and cornflour were divided into equal amounts. - The flour was rolled into a round skin, and the cornflour was kneaded into a ball. - According to the method of wrapping buns, one flour bag and one cornmeal ball were rolled into a round cake with the folds facing down. - Cut it into 6 - 8 petals with scissors, twist it slightly, make the profile face up, and let it loose for 10 minutes. - Boiling water into the cage, steaming for 10 minutes, turn off the fire, wait for 2 minutes to remove the lid. * * 9. Woven flower steamed bun (with bean paste filling)** 1. * * Food preparation **: flour, sugar, yeast, warm water, bean paste filling. 2. * * Production Steps ** - Mix the yeast with warm water and let it stand for 4 minutes. Mix the flour with a little sugar and make a small nest in the middle. - He poured the yeast water into the small nest of flour and stirred it evenly with chopsticks until it was cotton wool. - He continued to slowly add an appropriate amount of warm water, knead the dough into a smooth dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and ferment it to twice the size. - The dough was taken out, vented, and kneaded thoroughly. Then, it was divided into equal parts, two of which were used to wrap the filling and weave the pattern.(The specific process of wrapping the filling and weaving the pattern: Take one of the two equal parts of the dough and roll it into an oval shape. The bean paste filling was also made into a long strip and placed on the upper edge. Roll it down from the upper edge and roll it tightly. Close the mouth at both ends and knead it firmly. Then, rub it on the cutting board with both hands until it is evenly kneaded into a long strip of about 30 cm in thickness. Continue to repeat this step and make the other part of the dough into a long strip with the filling.) - After he was done, he scattered some dry flour on the cutting board, placed the prepared raw embryo, covered it with plastic wrap, and continued to let it spread for 20 minutes. - He put it into a pot of boiling water and steamed it for 12 minutes. Then, he turned off the fire and braised it for 3 minutes. * * 10. Red date flower steamed bun ** 1. * * Food preparation **: flour, red dates, yeast (yeast is needed during the dough making process. The specific amount is not mentioned. It can be adjusted according to the amount of flour). 2. * * Production Steps ** - Hair (process omitted). - Boiling red dates: Wash the red dates and put them into the pot to boil. Skim off the foam, let them cool, and drain them. - He cut the noodles into pieces and rubbed them into strips as thick as his fingers. - He took a red date, wrapped it in flour, and broke it to complete the first round of dates. He stuck flour to prevent it from sticking to the bottom. - Make another jujube doughnut in the same way and stick it on top of the first one. Then, stick another circle around the first one (5 - 7 depending on the situation). - The second layer was directly glued to the first layer (5 - 3 pieces), and the third layer was just a jujube dough ring. - Cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise for 15 minutes. - He poured water into the pot, covered it with wet cloth, boiled it, put it into the pot, and steamed it for 20 minutes. While waiting for the TV series, he could also read the exciting content related to this site!
Cooking Method of New Year's Fancy Mantou
The following is the cooking method of a new year style steamed bun (2024 New Year Dragon Ice Cream Mantou): 1. ** Material preparation ** - 300 grams of medium flour, 140 grams of milk, 30 grams of fine sugar, 8 grams of corn oil, 2 grams of dry yeast, 1.6 grams of red rice powder, 1.5 grams of pumpkin powder, appropriate amount of butterfly bean curd powder, and appropriate amount of bamboo charcoal powder. 2. ** Dough Making Steps ** - He stirred the milk, yeast, and fine sugar to roughly dissolve them. Then, he added flour and stirred them until they were fluffy. Then, he added corn oil and stirred them evenly before kneading them into a dough. He cut the dough, added fruit and vegetable powder, and kneaded it into a uniform and smooth dough. The red dough was 200g white dough + 1.6g red rice flour; the yellow dough was 20g white dough +1.5g pumpkin flour; the blue dough was 20g white dough + appropriate amount of butterfly bean curd flour; the black dough was 5g white dough + appropriate amount of bamboo charcoal powder; and the orange dough was yellow dough + red dough (ratio 3:1). 3. ** Mantou Shaping Steps (Take Dragon Ice Cream Mantou as an example)** - Take the red dough, roll it out with a thickness of 6mm, press it with a stainless steel ring, put the filling in the middle (the rose filling used in the tutorial, the ratio is 1:1:1, rose petals: white sugar: honey), then stack the dough, press it with a small steel ring. - The dragon body and the dragon head took the yellow dough and rolled it to a thickness of 2mm. Using a pressing mold, they pasted it on the main ice cream. According to the corresponding proportion, the white model and other different styles were completed. 4. ** Steaming Steps ** - The finished product was about 85 grams. He boiled the water and turned it to high heat. He steamed it for 15 minutes and simmered it for 1 - 2 minutes before removing the lid. Note that the ice cream stick can be steamed and placed after steaming. After sticking it to the shape, it needs to be steamed again. When the fermentation is in place, the steamed bun will obviously become fat. Gently press it and slowly rebound. There was also a dragon-shaped steamed bun: 1. ** Material preparation ** - 100 grams of pumpkin, 3 grams of yeast (2 grams of yeast in summer), white sugar, about 180 - 200 grams of flour (adjusted according to the water content of the pumpkin), vegetable oil, 20 grams of water, 1 gram of yeast, 40 grams of flour and sugar, corn oil, red rice powder (used to make the red dough), two black beans (used as eyes), medium-sized straw for drinking milk tea (used to make self-made dragon scale pressing tools). 2. ** Dough Making Steps ** - Steam the pumpkin and press it into the mud. Add 3 grams of yeast (2 grams of yeast in summer) and white sugar. Stir it evenly with chopsticks. Add about 180 - 200 grams of flour and vegetable oil. Knead it into a yellow dough and cover it with plastic wrap. - For the white dough portion, add 20 grams of water and 1 gram of yeast in order, stir them with chopsticks to melt them, then add 40 grams of flour, sugar, and corn oil, and knead them into a smooth white dough to make dragon whiskers. Then take about 50 grams from the white dough portion, add red yeast powder, and knead them into a red dough to make dragon horns and dragon balls. 3. ** Mantou Shaping Steps ** - First, he prepared the dragon's horn and dragon ball for later use. Then, he divided the dough into four equal portions and covered them with plastic wrap for later use. Then, he took a piece of yellow dough and kneaded it into a long strip, with one head big and the other small. - He used scissors to cut out the mouth of the dragon at the big end, then put the prepared dragon ball into the mouth, shaping the shape of the head and nose, and poked two holes with chopsticks to insert the horns on the head (the horns could also be temporarily left out, but they could be steamed separately and then inserted with toothpicks to prevent them from being deformed after fermentation). - He used two black beans as eyes, found a straw, cut off half of it, and left the other half to press the dragon scale patterns. After the dragon scales were pressed, a portion of the red dough was taken out and kneaded into a long strip to be used to make the dragon spine. First, he used a small brush to brush some water on the dragon's back, and then stuck the red noodles on it. At this time, he could use scissors to cut the hair on the dragon's head and cut it all the way back to cut the dragon spine. - After it was roughly formed, he pressed the tail slightly, turned the dragon head around, cut the scales under the body, flattened the white dough, cut it into small strips, and used it to make dragon whiskers. He pasted the dragon whiskers on his face. 4. ** Steaming Steps ** - Just enough to make four dragons, put them in the pot tray. The temperature in winter was low, so he heated the water at the bottom of the pot to about 50 - 55 degrees. After covering the lid and increasing the fermentation by 1.5 times, he wiped the steam water on the lid with a dry cloth, turned on the medium heat and steamed. The water was boiled in the pot and steamed for another 12 minutes. After stewing for 1 - 2 minutes, it was ready. While waiting for the TV series, he could also read the exciting content related to this site!
The meaning of the New Year
Dusui meant New Year. The meaning of New Year was to celebrate the arrival of the new year. In ancient times, the birthday could also refer to a person's birthday, especially the first birthday.
The Origin and Meaning of New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve was the last night at the end of the year. It was also known as the division of the year. It meant that the old year would end here and change into a new year. Its origin was mainly derived from the ancient times when it was used to worship ancestors. There were many legends about the origin of New Year's Eve: - Legend has it that a monster called Xi would come out at the end of the year to wreak havoc on the world. People found that it was afraid of red, fire, and loud noises, so every household would set off firecrackers, paste couplets, and light up lights every year to scare away Xi. - There was also a legend that a long time ago, a hunter named Shichiro killed the evil monster Xi. Since then, people called the 30th of the twelfth lunar month Chu Xi. New Year's Eve had many meanings: - On New Year's Eve, the lights were always on, signifying the arrival of good fortune and good luck. It was said that the Kitchen God would leave his home on New Year's Eve to report to the Heavenly Court about his family's situation. If the lights in his home went out, the Kitchen God would not be able to find his way home and bring good luck and good fortune home. - On New Year's Eve, not turning off the lights meant that the poor would be driven away and the coming year would be smooth. On New Year's Eve, the longevity lantern would be lit all night. From New Year's Eve to the 15th of the first month, every household would hang red lanterns and light them up at night, which meant longevity and continuous incense. - On New Year's Eve, at 12 o'clock, firecrackers were set off to celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year. People wore new clothes and greeted each other. While waiting for the TV series, he could also read the exciting content related to this site!
The meaning and symbolism of the New Year
"Ten" originally meant to pick up or pick up, but it could also refer to sorting out, repairing, and could also be used as the capital of the number ten. Its name meant that it was perfect, talented, and virtuous. It implied that it was orderly, talented, and pure, and that it was kind and beautiful."Nian" referred to the period, era, age, and the time of a week of the sun. The name meant longevity, achievement, and prestige. It implied that it was important, well-being, and wealth. The name "Ten Years" implied perfection, talent, integrity, order, and importance. At the same time, it symbolized eloquence, intelligence, wit, and generosity. It also contained the meaning of "virtuous, independent, sunny, lively, and masculine". It could effectively help children develop a positive and positive personality and attitude towards life, and promote all-round development in career, life, marriage, and other aspects. The novel " Watching the Moon on Fish Island " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The meaning of the painting in the New Year
Sui Chaoqing's offering painting was a kind of painting that suited the time and scene, and its meaning was rich and varied. The New Year was the first day of the first lunar month. It had the meaning of predicting a peaceful and auspicious year. The Qing offerings were elegant things that could be enjoyed. The paintings provided by the Sui Dynasty depicted some homophonic items with auspicious meanings to celebrate the new year and express their wishes for a better life. For example, peonies symbolized wealth, lychees symbolized good luck, persimmons symbolized good luck, plum blossoms symbolized longevity, and vases symbolized peace. Pine branches, cypress branches, chrysanthemums, evergreen, cattail grass, narcissus and other plants expressed their wishes for blessing and longevity in the new year. Plum blossoms, narcissus, persimmons, water chestnuts, buddha hands and other fresh fruits and flowers in the rattan basket were also the embodiment of beautiful meanings. In short, this painting contained the meanings of exorcism, receiving good fortune, and settling down, adding to the festive atmosphere, expressing the smooth progress of all things, and prolonging life. While waiting for the TV series, he could also read the exciting content related to this site!
The meaning of opening the new year
" New Year's Day " referred to the beginning of a new year, just like the beginning of a new chapter in life. It was an auspicious time to welcome the new year. All bad luck and difficulties had passed, and it was a new starting point full of hope. It meant that a happy and beautiful new life could be started in the new year. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
The meaning of the New Year paintings
The New Year painting "Nian Nian Yu Yu" had a profound meaning. It took the homonym of "Yu" and "Yu" and contained the meaning of "every year has a surplus, and each year is better than the previous year". It reflected the teachings of the ancestors to the younger generation to maintain and carry forward hard work, simplicity, diligence and thrift, warning people to have a plan in life and not to eat up everything. Nowadays, the phrase " surplus every year " not only appeared on New Year paintings, but also on paper cuts and dining tables. It had become a symbol of every family's New Year's Eve dinner, representing a rich life and extra wealth and food every year. If a picture was used to represent the traditional auspicious symbol of "surplus every year", it could be seen as a lotus or a lotus root, as well as a fish. The novel " Watching the Moon on Fish Island " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The meaning of the Chinese New Year
From the plot of the TV series " The Year of Hua ", the characters in the drama spent their time in the chaos of the Xia Dynasty. The protagonists in the play had fallen in love and killed each other due to misunderstandings in their previous lives. After rebirth, they entered this chaotic world with the memories of their previous lives and spent their lives in various power struggles and love-hate entanglements. It symbolized that the characters in the play experienced the ups and downs of life, emotional entanglements, and walked through their own years under a specific historical background and complicated relationships. While waiting for the TV series, he could also read the exciting content related to this site!
The meaning of congratulating the new year
To congratulate the new year meant to respectfully congratulate the new year, to express a respectful and festive mood to congratulate others on the arrival of the new year. It also meant to respectfully and politely congratulate the new year on a happy life and everything going well. It was a common expression to celebrate the new year. " The Reborn Daughter of the General Star " is the original novel of the TV series " The Moon is Like Song." You can click on the link below to read the original novel. The original novel is equally exciting.