Flower Poppy Seed Buns

Poppy Seed Flower Bun

I addabted this recipe from: Sugar & Everything Nice

Originally it's with red bean paste but I don't had it so I did it with a ready poppy

seed mix. It's so yummy. I guess you can fill it with any paste or pasty things you

want. Try it wit jam or vanilla pudding. The dough is very elastic: I let it raise for

two hours it turned out fantastic. Ideal for a bento treat just make them

smaller than.

Just try it!

Ingredients:

143g fresh milk

35g egg (about 1/2 an egg)

25g caster sugar

1/4 tsp salt

250g flour

4g instant yeast

38g butter (unsalted)

coarse sugar for top
backing sheet & tray

For the Filing: Store bought poppy seed paste

Preparation:

1. Place milk, egg, followed by caster sugar, salt, bread flour and yeast into a large mixing bowl. Knead the mixture for about 12 to 15 minutes with your hand or your KA. If the dough is still moist, sprinkle with a little bit more flour. The dough should be kneaded until it forms a ball and is no longer sticking to the side of the mixing bowl.

2. Lightly oil a separate bowl. Remove dough from the mixing bowl and place in th oiled dough. Coat the dough with the oil and then cover the bowl with cling wrap. Let proof for 60 mins or longer until the dough has dobbled volume.

3. Remove dough and punch out the gas.

4. Divide dough into 60g pieces and shape into balls. Let the doughs rest and relax for 20 mins. (this ‘relaxing’ time is needed so that the dough will be easier to roll out and shaped). Lightly cover with cling wrap.

5. On a lightly floured surface, flatten one dough into a round disk. Place 35g of poppy seed paste (rolled into a ball) in the middle of the disk and wrap the filing with the dough. Pinch the joints to ensure that each dough ball is sealed completed.

6. Again, flatten the ball down using a rolling pin. Using a scissors, make deep cuts all the way down around the dough. This will give the bread the flower shape. Give them on backing tray lined with backing sheet.

7. Brush the top of the bread with melted butter or the leftover egg and then sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake in a pre-heated oven of 190C for about 18 - 25 minutes. Turn buns and bakes bottoms for anothe 5 min.

any question???