【莉莉小厨】来自温哥华的粽子馒头
温哥华的端午，虽少了粽叶清香，却多了份面点巧思。今年我没包传统粽子，索性用“粽子馒头”来代替——小麦胚芽揉进面团，菠菜汁染出青绿，内馅是大黄米混着红枣，甜糯不腻，咬一口满是家的味道。
【小麦胚芽大黄米粽子馒头】
食材：
-菠菜面皮：
普通面粉250克、小麦胚芽2小勺、菠菜汁125克（菠菜焯水榨汁）、速溶酵母3克、盐1茶匙、糖1茶匙、小苏打1克
-彩色面绳：
50克白面粉✚25克清水✚1克速溶酵母，揉成光滑面团。将这个面团一分为二，一半掺入红曲米粉揉成红色面团，另一半保持白色。
-大黄米内馅：
大黄米200克，洗净后加260克清水浸泡2小时以上 ，全部倒入电饭锅内煮熟。加20克炼乳、20克黄油、40克红枣碎搅拌均匀即可。
-做法：
❶菠菜去杆取叶，焯水后放入榨汁杯中，加入小苏打防变色，加100克清水榨汁
❷按配方准备好面团，加入菠菜汁125克，揉成光滑面团，分成9个小剂子，搓圆备用
❸用菠菜面团包入大黄米馅，包成三角形倒扣放置；红、白小面团各分为9份，搓圆，一红一白搓麻绳状备用；用面绳绕着三角形面团，类似包粽子，形成一个粽子馒头，共做9个。
❹醒发2倍大后，水开上锅，蒸15分钟，焖3分钟出锅。
看见蒸笼里一排排三角馒头，红白相间的面绳捆扎得整整齐齐，像极了迷你版的粽子，可爱又讨喜。
最激动的是开锅盖那一刻，个个粽子馒头都胀鼓鼓的，没有一个塌陷的。我掰开一个，米粒饱满、枣香扑鼻，没有用白糖，单靠红枣的清甜就刚刚好。外皮松软有嚼劲，内馅温润回甘，大人孩子都抢着吃。
在异国过节，仪式感不必拘泥形式。用面粉代替粽叶，用创意延续传统，既满足了味蕾，也慰藉了乡愁。这口“粽子馒头”，是温哥华的端午限定，也是我对节日最温柔的致敬——不完美，但足够用心；不正宗，却满是生活气息。
愿这份手作温度，能陪你度过一个温暖又特别的端午节。
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