Lolo Coconut Buns Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add butter, and cut in using a pastry blender or a fork until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet ingredients. Add coconut, and mix just enough to blend. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• To make the buns place the flour, yeast and sugar in a bowl.
• Melt the butter and add the milk. When warm add the egg and beat well.
• Pour this into the flour mix and form into a soft dough.
• Turn out and knead until smooth and shiny - about 10 minutes.
• Place in an oiled bowl and roll the dough around until its covered in the oil.
• Cover with cling wrap and leave until double in size.
• Turn out and knock down. Divide into 15 pieces and shape each into a smooth bun shape.
• Place in greased/oiled cake pan so they are just touching and set aside to rise again until doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Pour over coconut milk. It should just cover the buns. Bake for 35-40 mins or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and eat while still warm.

Steps:

• Put an oven on the 'warm' setting or put it to 200F for a couple of minutes (it should be about 80-90 degrees in the oven). Stick the milk in the microwave for a couple of seconds to bring it up to temperature. Whisk 1 tsp of the sugar and the yeast in the warmed milk. Melt the butter in the microwave. Sieve the flour into a large bowl and stir in the sugar (Kitchen aid stand mixers work great for this recipe). Make a well in the center and add the beaten egg, melted butter and the milk/yeast mixture. Mix the ingredients at a low speed with the flat mixer attachment (never exceeding speed '2' on the mixer) till the dough no longer sticks to the bowl. Knead by hand on a lightly floured board or using the dough attachment on the Kitchen Aid, until the dough is smooth. Place a 'splash' of vegetable oil in a large bowl (stainless mixing bowls work great) and wipe with a paper towel to coat the bowl. Plop the dough into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and leave it in your warm (but not hot) oven for an hour. After the the dough has doubled in size, remove the plastic wrap and punch the dough in using your fists. Roll the dough into golfball-sized pieces and place in an oven-safe dish with sides at least 2" high. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Leave the dough out in a warm area to rise again (they should double in size). Shortly before placing the dough in the oven, pour the coconut milk all over the dough until it reaches the top of the buns. Bake at 350F for 35 minutes until the tops are golden-brown. Serve ASAP! :-)