Potato Palya Buns

Potato Palya Bun

Ingredients:

Bread flour or all purpose flour – 3 cups

Butter (softened at room temp) – 1½ tbsp. 

Salt – 1 ¼ tsp 

Sugar – 2 tbsp.

Water – 1cup & 2 tbsp.

Olive oil – 1 tbsp.

Active dry yeast – 3 tsp

Stuffing:

Potato palya – 1 cup

Milk – 2 tbsp. +1 tsp sugar for brushing

Butter – 1 tbsp. for brushing when done

Method:

1. Disintegrate yeast in ¼ cup luke warm water (about 80-90F).  Add a tbsp. of sugar and set aside for 10 minutes.

2. Add flour and rest of the water, sugar, salt to the disintegrated yeast.

3. Knead to a soft dough by pushing and pulling method to a round ball and add a tbsp. of oil.

4. Cover the dough with a cloth and set it for proofing at a warm place for 1½ - 2 hours till the dough is double in size.  

5. Roll the dough flat to take out the air bubbles.

6. Divide the dough to desired size.

7. Take a portion of the dough and stuff with the potato palya mixture and cover it.

8. Place the divided dough balls on a greased baking sheet and flatten slightly.  

9. Brush with milk mixed with sugar

10. Rest it in a warm place for 30 minutes to proof.

11. Bake at 400F for about 20 minutes till done

12. Brush with butter before serving.