To fully utilise the nutritional value of coarse grains and improve the flavor and texture of multigrain steamed buns,buckwheat,highland barley,chickpea,mung bean and wheat flour were used as the main raw materi-als,Lactobacillus Plantarum was added to prepare fermented multigrain dough,the effects of different additions of fermented multigrain dough (0%,10%,20%,30% and 40%)on the characteristics of multigrain dough and its buns quality,volatile flavor components were explored.Rheological and low-field NMR analysis suggested that when fermented multigrain dough was added at 20%,the multigrain dough had good elasticity and the lowest free wa-ter content;at this time,the sensory quality of the multigrain steamed buns was significantly improved (P<0.05).The results of GC-IMS indicated that a total of 51 flavor compounds were identified in wheat steamed buns and five kinds of multigrain steamed buns,and the multivariate statistical analysis screened out 20 differential compounds,the iconic components,such as 3-hydroxy-2-butanone and 2-pinene,etc.,contributed greatly to the aroma of the multigrain steamed buns with 20% of fermented multigrain dough additions.