Bakery style Potato Stuffed Buns (egg-less)

Today I am posting Potato Stuffed Buns (egg-less) . I first had an idea to bake just the plain bun. But the day i baked, I made potato masala for lunch and there was a lot extra, so I decided to use it for stuffing the bun.

Stuffed Bun can be a perfect tea time snack or light breakfast / lunch. It is delicious to have with tomato ketchup.

Prep time: 2 hours; Cook time: 20 mins; Total time: 2 hours 20 min; Yield: 6 Buns.

Ingredients

For the bun:

Milk,1/4 cup

Water,1/4 cup

Butter, 2 Tbs

Flour, 2 cups

Sugar, 2 Tbs

Salt, 1/4 Tsp

Yogurt, 2 Tbs

Yeast, 1 1/4tsp

Stuffing:

Potatoes, 2 no

Tomatoes,1 no.

Chilli powder, 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder, a pinch

Cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste, 1/2 tsp

Cilantro, a small bun

Salt, to taste

Directions

To prepare stuffing

1. Boil and mash potatoes
2. Heat oil and add cumin seeds, then add ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell is gone. Then add turmeric powder, chilli powder and cook for 1-2 min. Then mix well with mashed potatoes, add salt to taste and garnish with cilantro.

For the buns

1. In a bowl combine 1 cup of flour and yeast and set aside.
2. In a sauce pan, heat milk water, butter, salt and sugar and stir until warm and the butter is melted.
3. Add this mixture to the flour and mix well. Then add rest of the flour little by little and knead. Then add 2 tablespoon of yogurt and knead to get a soft dough. If the dough is hard, add water, little by little and keep kneading till u get the soft dough. Then let it rise for 2 hours.
4. Gently deflate the dough and turn it to the other side and rest for 30 minutes.
5. Divide the dough into 6 equal parts . Flatten them fill them with 1 Tbs of filling and roll them back to a ball and flatten them a little bit.
6. Arrange the prepared balls of dough in a greased baking tray, leaving 2" gap on each side. Let it rise for 30-45 minutes.
7. Pre- heat the oven to 375F and apply butter to the top of the bun and bake for 15-17 minutes until its done.
8. Once removed from the oven, apply rest of the butter to it.
9. Serve it warm.

By Divya Prakash Published: April 19, 2012