Simple Coconut Buns Recipes

GUYANESE COCONUT BUNS

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.

TASTY BUNS

Steps:

• Stir together 2 cups flour and the yeast. In a separate bowl, heat milk, water, oil, sugar and salt to lukewarm in microwave. Add all at once to the flour mixture, and beat until smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Mix in enough flour to make a soft dough, 2 to 3 cups. Mix well. Dust a flat surface with flour, turn dough out onto floured surface, and let rest under bowl for about 10 minutes.
• Shape dough into 12 slightly flat balls, and place on greased baking sheet to rise until doubled in size.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

HONEY-COCONUT STICKY BUNS

Steps:

• Grease two 8-in. round baking pans. Cut thawed bread dough in half; roll each half into a 10x8-in. rectangle. Combine cream cheese, coconut and orange juice concentrate; spread mixture on dough. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with long side. Cut each roll crosswise into eight slices; place in prepared pans. Cover; let rise until almost doubled, about 1 hour. , Preheat oven to 350°. In a microwave, melt butter and honey. Spoon 1 tablespoon butter-honey mixture over each bun. Bake until tops are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Immediately invert onto a serving plate. If desired, top with toasted coconut.

SIMPLE COCONUT BUNS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Dissolve 1 teaspoon of the sugar and the yeast in the warmed milk.
• Sieve the flour into a large bowl or Kitchen Aid bowl and stir in the sugar.
• Make a well in the centre and add the beaten egg, melted butter and the milk/yeast mixture.
• Mix the ingredients to form a dough that 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 and shiny.
• Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic film.
• Leave in a warm place for an hour until the dough has doubled in size.
• Return the dough to the floured board and punch down using your fists.
• Divide the dough into 32 equal pieces and roll each into a ball shape.
• Oil a 10" round cake tin with sides at least 2" high.
• Pack the dough balls into the tin and leave in a warm place for a second rising.
• Again, the dough should double in size.
• Pour the coconut milk over the buns until it reaches the top of the buns.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
• Best served warm.

CHINESE COCONUT BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit
• Coconut Filling:
• Process coconut and sugar in blender or food processor until very fine. Turn into small bowl.
• Stir in margarine and egg yolk until paste-like consistency.
• Dough:.
• Stir warm water and first amount of sugar in small dish until sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle yeast over top. Let stand for 10 minutes. Stir to dissolve yeast.
• Stir second amount of sugar, salt and cooking oil in large bowl. Add boiling water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in egg and yeast mixture.
• Slowly work in enough flour until soft dough forms. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place dough in large greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover with greased waxed paper and tea towel. Let stand in oven with light on and door closed for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until doubled in bulk.
• Punch dough down. Cover. Let rest for 5 minutes. Shape into 2, 12 inch (30 cm) logs.
• Divide dough into 12 portions. Press and stretch each portion into 5 X 3 inch (12.5 X 7.5 cm) oblong shape. Place rounded 1 1/2 tablespoon (25 ml) filling lengthwise along centre of each piece.
• Bring long sides up and over filling, pinching all edges together to seal. Place, seam-side down, on greased baking sheet. Cover with greased waxed paper and tea towel. Let stand in oven with light on and door closed for about 1 hour until doubled in size.
• Egg Wash:
• Beat egg and water together with fork in small cup. Brush over buns. Bake in 350 degree Fahrenheit (175 degree Celsius) oven for 15 to 18 minutes until golden brown.
• Honey Wash:.
• Combine honey and hot water in separate small cup. Brush over warm buns. Serve warm. Makes 12 buns.