Cocktail Bun

Cocktail buns (chicken tail buns), or Coconut buns, are a favorite at Chinese bakeries. This recipe is soft, fluffy, authentic, and incredibly easy to make.

Cooking Time: 15mins

Equipment

Baking Tray

Ingredients

160 g Double cream
240 g Milk
1 Egg
75 g Granulated Sugar
70 g Cake Flour
500 g Bread Flour
11 g Active Dry Yeast
7 g Active Dry Yeast

Instructions

Microwave for 30s, stir & 20s to take off the chill and make lukewarm.
Put 160g of Double Cream & 240g of Whole Milk in a bowl.
Pour into a mixing bowl, add the rest of the ingredients in order: Egg, Sugar, Cake Flour, Bread Flour, Dry Yeast, Salt
Mix at low speed using hook attachment for 15 minutes

Cocktail Bun Filling

Ingredients

85 g Unsalted Butter
42 g Caster Sugar
19 g Cake Flour
30 g Dry Milk Powder
50 g Dessicated Coconut

Instructions

Meanwhile, prepare the filling by thoroughly combining all the filling ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.