Cocktail Bun

Time: 3hrs
To make:16

Bun Ingredients:

1lb      Strong White Flour
4oz      Sugar
1          Free range egg
2 tspn   Fast Action Yeast
2oz       Butter
2 tbspn  Custard Powder
2 tbspn  Milk Powder
8oz        Warm water

Filling Ingredients:

6oz     Plain Flour
9oz     Sugar
10oz  Soft Butter
2tbspn Milk Powder
2oz     Dessiccated Coconut
1tspn  Vanilla Extract

Other
Sugar Solution: 2tspn Sugar, 2tbspn Warm water
White Sesame - for garnish.

Instructions:

Bun making
1) Place all bun making ingredients in a large bowl. Add the warm water.
2) Beat the dough for approx 8 mins with an electric mixer until its becomes strong and elastic.
3) Alternatively if without electric mixer, knead the dough by hand for approx 10 mins
4) Check the dough, it should be very elastic when pull apart.
5) Cover the dough with clingfilm and set aside in a warm place for approx 2hrs to let the dough rise.
6)When the dough becomes twice its original size. The fermentation is completed!
7) Divide the dough into 16 equal portions.
8) Roll each portion into a ball shape and left to rest for 10mins

Filling making

9) Mix all filling ingredients until form in to a soft dough
10) Divide the filling into 16 equal portions.
11) Wrap filling into bun dough and roll into shape
12) Spray buns with water and set aside in a warm place for 20mins.
13) When the buns gets to approx 30mins bigger. Brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame.
14) Preheat oven 180C and bake it for approx 14-18mins.
15) Once baked take it out, and brush with sugar solution. 

Should have at the end a good batch of cocktail buns.

Want to be in best of both worlds and combine above recipe with pineapple pastry topping - then you can have pineapple cocktail bun!