Sweet Bun (recipe courtesy of Nana Samat)

With sliced almond on top...



I variety the 'toppping' with chocolate rice, coarse sugar, white n strawberry chips and butter. Just for fun though...cause my kids like different taste of topping on the bread.






My ex office-mate back in JB, Ana or Nana or Mrs Zaidi ( Zaidi was my senior in UTM and also my former office mate) has given me this recipe after I saw them in her facebook album. The method is so simple by using home electric mixer and yet you will get a fluffy sweet bun that you bake it in your kitchen. My hubby and kids loves it and like to eat them with sardine, sambal and chocolate jam..


Sweet Bun

Ingredients:

500g bread flour
100g caster sugar
50 g milk powder
1 egg
11g yeast (or 1 packet Mauripan yeast)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp bread improver
1 tsp bread softener

250ml warm water
80g melted butter

Method:

Mix the warm water with yeast and a bit of sugar. Leave aside until form bubble..
In a mixing bowl mix together flour, sugar, milk powder, salt, bread improver and softener. Pour in melted butter and egg. With medium speed add the yeast mixture slowly until form a dough. Knead the dough for about 15 minutes.

Place the dough in the mixing bowl and cover with a damp towel or cling wrap to seal in the moisture. Allow the dough to ferment(or proof) until double in bulk. This will take about 45 miutes. To test whether the dough has been fully proofed, press a finger into the dough and withdraw quickly. It should leave a deep impression and spring back very slowly.


proofing...




Take out the dough and punch out the gas produced. Let the dough rest for about 15 minutes.




Divide the dough into 60g portions. Shape and add fillings as desired. Arrange dough in a greased or lined pan. Rest for about another 15 minutes.

Brush the top with whole egg mixture.

Bake for about 20-25 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degC.



Oopps..mine is a bit brown because it stayed a bit longer in the oven..didn't hear the timer already priiiitttt....

Note: You can also put any filling of your choices either sweet or savoury like red bean or tuna and sardine.