Potato Buns

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 0 Minutes

Servings: 9

Many would have tasted these potatos buns commonly found in bread shelves in supermarket or bread store. These buns are made from a variation of sweet buns dough. To have better flavour, add a little butter cream as fillings or any fillings to your liking. Read more .

Ingredients:

( make a tray of 9 potato bread)

320g high protein flour (bread flour) sifted

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp milk powder

1tbsp instant yeast

70g sugar

1 tbsp bread improver (optional)

150g boiled potatoes, peeled and mashed

1 egg

80ml water used to boil the potittes

75g butter, softened

glazing

1 egg, lightly beaten wtih

1/2 tsp salt

recommended creamy custard topping

2 tablespoon custard powder

3/4 cup fresh milk

3 tablespoons sugar

method for custard

1. put all the ingredients for custard in a small pot. mix well.

2. place the pot over low heat and keep stirring till the mixture thickens.

3. set aside and pipe to make cross shape on buns when cool.

Directions:

1. 1. Mixed A into a mixing bowl. Add B and mix into a sticky dough and continue to knead until dough is semi-developed about 5 minutes (with dough mixer)
2. 2. Add c and knead for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic and fully developed.
3. 3. Form into a ball and leave to rise in an oiled mixing bowl covered with damp cloth or greased plastic wrap until dough doule the size.
4. 4. Punch the dough down and knead for 3 minutes until smooth again. Divide the dough into 50g pieces and form into rounds.
5. 5. Arrange 9 rounds on a greased and floured square baking tray in 3 rows of 3. Cover with a piece of clean damp cloth greased plastic wrap and leave to prove the second time until double in bulk.
6. 6. Glaze the tops with egg wash. Pipe custard crosses on each round.
7. 7. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 degree celcious for about 15-20 minutes until cooked and golden brown.
8. 8. Remove from the oven leave the bread on a wire rack to cool.
9. Tips:
10. The boiled potato and water used for boiling, make a very good rising agent. Adding this into bread dough helps it rise better.

By RecipeOfHealth.com