Chinese Cocktail Bun - 鸡尾饱

Makes 32 small sized buns or 16 large sized buns

Dough:
1.　1/3 cup sugar　　　1 cup milk
　　1/3 tsp salt 　　　¼ cup softened butter
　　-　cook until luke warm
2.　2 ½ cups flour　　　1 tbsp yeast
　　-　mix together
3.　mix step 1 and 2 together in a large bowl, add one beaten egg and knead.
4.　add 1 to 1 ½ cup of flour
　　-　knead until smooth and elastic..
　　-　place in lightly greased bowl, turning once to coat surface.
　　-　Warm oven to 70 C or 150 F, when the oven is warm, turn it off
　　　　and place the covered dough into the oven for one hour to rise.

Filling: 　¼ cup softened butter　　½ cup flour
　　½ cup sugar　　　　　　　1 cup fine coconut
　　½ cup skimmed milk powder
　　-　mix together

5.after one hour, take the dough out. punch down.
　　－　divide dough in half and cut each half into 8 or 16 equal pieces and form into buns.
　　－　flatten each bun with a rolling pin, place the filling inside.
　　－　close the bun and place it on a greased baking sheet.
6.warm oven to 70 C or 150 F, when the oven is warm, turn it off.cover the buns.
　　-　place the baking sheet in the oven for one more hour to rise
7.　after one hour, remove the baking sheet.
　　　(optional) beat one egg
　　-　brush the egg onto each bun to create a glossy effect
　　-　sprinkle sesame seeds
8.　Bake at 375 F for 10 minutes.