Coconut Bun/Bread

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1/2 cup bread flour, for kneading
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup milk (microwave for 20 sec.)
• 1/4 cup butter (melted)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine

Directions

1. 1

   mix yeast with the 1/4 cup warm water with 1 tsp sugar let stand for 5 minutes till foamy.(yeast mixture).

2. 2

   in another bowl mix milk and and melted butter. (butter/milk mixture).

3. 3

   slowly pour half of the milk/butter mixture to the yeast mixture continue beating. add the flour ,alternate with milk/butter mixture. set aside (1/2 cup flour for shaping the dough).

4. 4

   then add 4 tbs sugar beat for 1 minute then last the salt.

5. 5

   beat till smooth 2 to 3 minutes.

6. 6

   put on oil bowl and cover with cloth. let rise for 1 hour till double bulk.

7. 7

   after 1 hour punch down the dough shape into balls( this dough is very sticky u can use now the 1/2 cup flour for shaping) and filled with coconut filling. i use 2 tbs spoon.

8. 8

   let rise for another 30 minutes to 40 minutes till double bulk.

9. 9

   bake for F350 for 30 minutes before baking brush with egg wash (egg wash 1 egg+tbs water or milk+butter).

10. 10

    COCONUT FILLING.

11. 11

    boil water and sugar in a saucepan.

12. 12

    add the flour until dissolve.

13. 13

    add the coconut flakes cook until little dry( not too dry ok).

14. 14

    then add margarine or butter.