Coconut Buns

Bread again! :)
Something that I've also been craving lately - coconut!
And it's not easy to find buns with coconut filling here in Singapore
Found the recipe here

Another soft and fluffy recipe :)

What you need:

 

250g bread flour

40g castor sugar

1/2 tsp salt

7g instant yeast

24g butter

11g shortening

1 tsp condensed milk

1 small egg

115g water

For the filling:

100g fresh grated coconut

100g caster sugar

100g butter

1 egg

---> To make the filling, mix all the above ingredients  well. To achieve the correct consistency, pinch the mixture and if it holds, you are on the way to a great bun

Using desiccated coconut might make a dry mixture, you may add evaporated milk - 1 tsp each time til the right consistency achieved

Using breadmaker:

Pour in egg, water and condensed milk - followed by flour, sugar, salt, and lastly yeast

Set to dough programme, after 5 minutes kneading add in butter

The programme is 1hr 30mins

After dough is ready, punch out and take it out from the pan, knead for awhile to release the air bubble

Leave for 5minutes

Divide the dough into 6 mounds

How to assemble the buns...

Original recipe made such a lovely fan shape buns with pandan leaf strings used

I - as u all know, don't belong to the category of those capable in this hehe...not yet :P

So, I didn't use any pandan leaf string

I just followed the instruction from flatten the mound, put 2tbsp of filling in the middle, wrap the filling

Flatten the filled dough gently til the size of your palm, fold to semi circle, fold again to quadrant

Use a dough cutter to cut into 2 wedges - for this part, I didn't cut all the way, only 3/4

Turn each wedge up by 90deg, coconut filling facing up, and then I laid the shaped dough on the greased pan

(can anyone tell me what shape I made actually, from looking at the pic above hehe...)

Second proofing for approx 30-45mins or til doubled in size

Meantime, preheat oven to 190degC

Eggwash them just before putting in the oven (with a mixture of egg + fresh milk)

Bake for approximately 12minutes or til golden brown

Brush with butter while still hot

Note:

Bun tastes best when warm. As the filling is made with coconut, keep unconsumed buns chilled to prevent the coconut from going bad

I'm submitting these coconut buns to  Aspiring Bakers #8 June'11 Bread Seduction hosted by Jasmine from The Sweetylicious at this LINK