These small, sweet buns are perfect at tea time, and they make a great snack for children too!
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour (maida): 3/4 cup
- Whole wheat flour: 1/4 cup
- Dry yeast: 1 tsp (I used Blue Bird)
- Sugar: 1 tsp (to activate the yeast)
- Powdered sugar: 2 tsp
- Salt: 1/4 tsp
- Desi ghee or butter: 3 tsp
- Warm milk: 1/2 cup
- Warm water: 1/2 cup
- Tutti frutti: 2 tsp
Method
- Put the yeast and sugar in a bowl.
- Add the warm milk.
- Set aside for 5 minutes.
- You will see bubbles, and the mixture will become fluffy.
- Add the powdered sugar, salt and melted butter or ghee. Sift in the maida and whole wheat flour, and mix to make a nice dough, adding the warm water as needed.
- Transfer the dough to a clean, greased surface and knead for about 10 minutes until it becomes elastic. Use a little maida or ghee while kneading if needed.
- Place the soft dough in a large bowl and cover it. Let it rest for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, the dough will have doubled in size.
- Punch down the dough and knead it again for about 10 minutes. Add the tutti frutti to the dough.
- Shape the dough into round buns and arrange them on a greased tray about 1 inch apart.
- Leave the tray to rise again for about 1 hour.
- Bake the buns in a preheated oven at 200°C for 10 minutes, or until brown.
This recipe makes about 9 small buns. Enjoy these hot, homemade, soft buns with hot tea, or just on their own!
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