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Sakura flowers: I used ones that get added to rice when cooked in a rice cooker.
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Drain the water.
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Wash 3 leaves of the salted sakura leaves, dry off, and mince.
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Soak the remaining 4 briefly in water for about a minute, and spread each one out into an aluminum cup cake mold.
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Pour water into the steamer and start heating it up over a high heat.
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Sift the cake flour and baking powder into a bowl, and add the sugar.
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Don't mix it yet.
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Add the minced sakura leaves to the milk and mix well, add red food coloring, and dissolve completely.
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Add to the milk bowl and quickly mix together .
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You only need a very small amount of red food coloring.
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If you add too much, don't blend it completely.
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Spread out a bit of the dough into the aluminum cups on top of the sakura leaves (optional).
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Place a small amount aduki beans on top of that.
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(The photo shows the dough without food coloring added).
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Place more dough in top of the an paste, and cover it.
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Place the sakura flowers on top of that.
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Use chopsticks to spread out the petals like in the photo .
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Place into the steamer, steam for 10 minutes, and it is done.
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For special occasions display buns with and without added food coloring .
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It's an added bonus that the red and white colors are symbolic and beautiful.
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This is how the white bread (without red food coloring) looks like when broken apart.
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It is fluffy and spongy!
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Advice : Measure out the ingredients properly, mix lightly, and please place into a steamer that is properly heated.
