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Classic Hong Kong Style Coconut Cocktail Buns

groups8 servingsspeedMediumcountertopsPrep: 60 minsskilletCook: 20 minsscheduleTotal: 80 minsoutdoor_grillBaked
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10 Steps Total
01
Active Cooking
00:00:07

Sift 25g of bread flour, add 100g of water and mix well, cook over low heat while stirring continuously until it thickens into a paste, then remove.

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Watch out

Stir continuously while heating, otherwise it will burn at the bottom.

Ingredients:Bread flour (25 g)water (100 g)
Tools:spatulapotsieve
02
Active Cooking
00:00:59

In a bowl, add 300g bread flour, 6g instant yeast, 50g sugar, the yudane, 1 egg, 70g water and 20g oil. Mix into a dough and knead on the table until smooth.

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Knead firmly with the heel of your palm until the dough surface is completely smooth.

Ingredients:Bread flour (300 g)Instant yeast (6 g)sugar (50 g)Egg (1 piece)water (70 g)oil (20 g)
Tools:mixing bowl
03
Waiting Time
00:02:14

Place the kneaded dough in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rise for 1 hour until doubled in size.

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Place in a warm, draft-free place to rise, otherwise fermentation will take longer.

Tools:plastic wrap
04
Active Cooking
00:02:18

In a bowl, add 1 egg, 25g oil, 40g sugar and 80g coconut flakes, mix thoroughly to form the coconut filling.

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Sugar and oil must be fully incorporated with coconut flakes, otherwise it will fall apart.

Ingredients:Egg (1 piece)oil (25 g)sugar (40 g)Coconut flake (80 g)
Tools:mixing bowl
05
Active Cooking
00:02:51

Take out the fermented dough, remove air, divide evenly into 8 portions, and roll each into a small ball.

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Divide into even sizes, otherwise baking times will be inconsistent.

Tools:bench scraper
06
Active Cooking
00:03:34

Flatten the dough balls, add coconut filling, roll up and pinch the seams tightly, and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

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Seams must be pinched tightly, otherwise the filling will leak and burn during baking.

Ingredients:Coconut flake
Tools:baking trayrolling pin
07
Waiting Time
00:04:10

Cover the shaped buns with plastic wrap and let them undergo a second rise for 1 hour.

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Buns should be visibly larger and soft after proofing.

Tools:plastic wrap
08
Preparation
00:04:13

Melt 30g unsalted butter, sift in 20g cake flour and 10g sugar, mix well, put into a piping bag and refrigerate for 15 mins.

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Butter must be fully melted and mixed with flour without lumps.

Ingredients:Unsalted butter (30 g)Cake flour (20 g)sugar (10 g)
Tools:sievepiping bag
09
Active Cooking
00:04:38

Brush egg wash gently on the risen buns, pipe decoration paste stripes, and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

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Brush egg wash gently to avoid deflating the fluffy risen dough.

Ingredients:Egg wash (15 g)sesame seeds (5 g)
Tools:pastry brush
10
Active Cooking
00:05:11
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Always use oven mitts when putting in or taking out baking trays to prevent burns.

Preheat the oven to 170°C, bake for 20 minutes until the surface turns golden brown, then take out.

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Keep an eye on the coloring in the last few minutes to avoid burning.

Tools:ovenoven mitts

groceryAll Ingredients

Bread flour325 g
water170 g
Instant yeast6 g
sugar100 g
Egg2 piece
oil45 g
Coconut flake80 g
Unsalted butter30 g
Cake flour20 g
sesame seeds5 g
Egg wash15 g

blenderAll Tools Needed

spatulapotsievemixing bowlplastic wrapbench scraperbaking trayrolling pinpiping bagpastry brushovenoven mitts