Coconut Buns (Chinese Cocktail Buns)

Name: Coconut Buns (Chinese Cocktail Buns)
Prep time: 180 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 195 min
Yield: 12, 12 buns
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 2/3 cup heavy cream ((160 ml, at room temperature)); 1 cup milk ((plus 1 tablespoon, total 250 ml, at room temperature)); 1 large egg ((at room temperature)); 1/3 cup sugar ((75g)); 1/2 cup cake flour ((70 g)); 3 1/2 cups bread flour ((500g)); 1 tablespoon active dry yeast ((11g)); 1 1/2 teaspoons salt ((7g)); 6 tablespoons butter ((85g, softened)); 3 tablespoons caster sugar ((38g, or superfine sugar)); 3 tablespoons cake flour ((19g)); ¼ cup dry milk powder ((30g)); ½ cup desiccated coconut ((40g)); 1/3 cup cake flour ((38g)); 3 tablespoons butter ((43g, softened)); 4 ½ teaspoons caster sugar ((20g, or superfine sugar)); egg wash ((1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water)); 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds ((9g)); 1 tablespoon sugar ((12g, dissolved in 1 tablespoon/15 ml hot water))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 3h 15m total

Servings

Calories

21% of a 2,000 cal day

422KCAL

Protein

10g19% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat18g

23%

Saturated10g

51%

Unsaturated8g

—

Total Carbs55g

20%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars15g

—

incl. Added Sugars12g

24%

Starch38g

—

Sodium321mg

14%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Coconut buns, also called cocktail buns, are light, fluffy rolls topped with toasted coconut and sesame seeds. They're a Chinese bakery favorite with a tender crumb and subtle sweetness. Delicious warm or at room temperature.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

⅔ cupheavy cream — at room temperature, 160 ml
250 mlmilk — room temperature, 1.1 cup
1large egg
75 gsugar — ⅓ cup
70 gcake flour — ½ cup
500 gbread flour — 3½ cup
11 gactive dry yeast — 1 tbsp
7 gsalt — 1½ tsp
85 gbutter — softened, 6 tbsp
38 gcaster sugar — 3 tbsp
19 gcake flour — 3 tbsp
30 gdry milk powder — ¼ cup
40 gdesiccated coconut — ½ cup
38 gcake flour — ⅓ cup
43 gbutter — softened, 3 tbsp
20 gcaster sugar — 4½ tsp
egg wash) — (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
9 gtoasted sesame seeds — 1 tbsp
1 tbspsugar) — (12g, dissolved in 1 tablespoon/15 ml hot water

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Method

3h 15m total

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