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- Tangzhong Cocktail Buns Recipe (Printable recipe)
- By Christine's Recipes Prep time: 10 mins
- Cook time: 180 mins
- Yield: 8 buns
- Ingredients of buns:
- 80 ml milk
- 35 gm whisked egg + plus more for egg wash
- 80 gm tangzhong (for method, please see below)
- 3 gm salt
- 35 gm sugar
- 5 gm milk powder
- 230 gm bread flour
- 4 gm instant yeast
- 20 gm butter, softened at room temperature
- Fillings:
- 90 gm butter, softened at room temperature
- 40 gm caster sugar
- 25 gm cake flour
- 30 gm milk powder
- 45 gm desiccated coconut
- Toppings:
- 35 gm cake flour
- 40 gm butter
- 20 gm caster sugar
- sesame seeds for sprinkling on top, to taste
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