Ingredients

  • FOR THE BREAD:
  • 1/2 pounds, 2-5/8 ounces, weight Plain Flour
  • 1/2 ounces, weight Sugar
  • 1/4 ounces, weight Yeast
  • 1/3 ounces, weight Milk Powder
  • 1/4 ounces, weight Salt
  • 11 tablespoons, 2-1/2 teaspoons, 1/8 pinches Water
  • 2 whole Egg, Divided Use
  • 1/2 ounces, weight Butter
  • Sesame Seeds, Optional Garnish
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  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 6 tablespoons, 2 teaspoons, 4-5/8 pinches Coconut Pani-treacle
  • 1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon Powder
  • 2 teaspoons Sugar
  • 7 ounces, weight Desiccated Coconut Or Coconut Powder

Method

  • In mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, yeast, milk powder/powdered milk and salt, and mix on low speed for one minute.
  • Add water and 1 egg and mix on low speed for one minute.
  • Add in the butter and kneed until smooth and elastic, about 10-15 minutes at medium speed.
  • Cover dough with towel and let it rise in a warm place until volume doubles in size.
  • Punch the dough down. Now take the dough and divide into 6 and make 6 balls. Cover the balls and let rest for about 10 minutes.
  • Next, in a thick bottomed pan, put coconut pani, cinnamon and sugar and bring to boil (you need it to be around 100C degrees so use a thermometer).Then add the pani mixture to the coconut powder and mix well. Let cool.
  • Take a dough ball and roll it with rolling pin. Roll each ball into thin disks about 6 inches in diameter. Now place sweet coconut mixture in the middle of each disk then make round balls, about the size of a lime.
  • Now place the six balls into a greased baking round tray (7 inch diameter). Cover with tea towel and allow to rise for about 30 minutes.
  • After that beat the remaining 1 egg and brush over the bread and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
  • Bake at 200C degrees for 15 minutes.
  • Serve and enjoy.