Servings : 14 small buns
Soft buns with a delicious chicken filling.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. instant yeast
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 4 tbsp oil plus 1 tbsp. butter
- water and milk (half and half)
Instructions
First, sieve the flour and add the salt, sugar baking powder, yeast, oil and butter. Heat the water/milk to lukewarm (very hot water will kill the yeast). Add the water gradually into the flour whilst kneading until you have a soft but firm dough. Knead the dough, pounding it as much as you can to give the buns a delicately soft texture. The more you knead the better the result.
Put the dough into a lightly-oiled spacious bowl and turn it over in the bowl once so that the little oil covers the dough all over. Cover the bowl with a damp warm towel and let the dough rise for about half an hour to 45 mins.
Once risen, punch down, then knead it again for 2-3mins. Make into about 14 balls. Roll out each ball into a circle. Place your mixture in the center, then ball it up and seal. Place the formed buns on an oiled tray with the seam underneath, apply egg-wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds then bake at 170 C for about 10-12 mins. I dab a bit of butter on the buns when they r straight out of the oven, then cover them with a cloth so they get reaaaaaaally soft. 🙂
HERE is the recipe for my chicken and potato filling that I’ve used in these buns, although you can use any filling you prefer.
Enjoy!
Assalam alaikum 🙂
Assalam alaikum 🙂
Made these chicken buns last week for a car journey with husband, and by the time we started travelling we were left with only 6 out of 14 buns 😉 husband really liked them 🙂
Thank you fauzia 🙂
I’ll post you pics on Facebook soon 🙂
Salam Fauzia
Salam Fauzia
Can the dough be left to rise for more than 45 mins? I had to go somewhere and the dough was left for 2 hours under a damp cloth. Will it be okay, little nervous before trying now…
W/Salaam, that is fine. It
W/Salaam, that is fine. It may smell a bit yeasty if it over-fermented, but otherwise the taste will be fine.
Asak wr wb fauzia! Can i use
Asak wr wb fauzia! Can i use creamy chicken filling or spicy chicken filling for these buns?
Yes you can.
Yes you can.
Hi can i use tuna fish
Hi can i use tuna fish filling in this?
Hi, yes you can.
Hi, yes you can.
Hi fauzia , is there any need
Hi fauzia , is there any need to preheat the oven before baking buns?
Always preheat the oven
Always preheat the oven before baking anything unless the recipe says not to preheat.
Hi fauzia, in this receipe
Hi fauzia, in this receipe preheating is not written, simpling baking at 170 C ..will it do???
Hi, always preheat at the
Hi, always preheat at the same temperature that you plan on baking with.
it came out very good. just
it came out very good. just one problem i got. i dont know how to put the filling well. my filling was very little. when ive try to put more filling , all came out!! so ive put very little!
Hi, try to make sure the
Hi, try to make sure the dough is really soft and sticky so that you can stretch it out and seal it without forming any gaps from which the filling can drop. 🙂
Assalamualaikum. Thank you
Assalamualaikum. Thank you for helping to login. Made chicken buns it turned out to be fabulous. Thankyou for all your recipes. May Allah bless you.
I tried the buns receipe 2-3
I tried the buns receipe 2-3 times and it turned out gud. The buns split open at the seam from the corners ( only ). The base of the buns becomes sticky at some places & the sticky part becomes dark brown.
Make sure to knead the dough
Make sure to knead the dough really realy well to create the gluten in the dough that will prevent it from cracking during shaping and baking. It needs to be soft and stretchy.
Hello wantd to ask can i use
Hello wantd to ask can i use creamy chicken filling to dis recipe..
Yes you can.
Yes you can.
Assalamu alaikum Fauzia!
Assalamu alaikum Fauzia!
Alhamdulillah! My buns came out well but I have few doubts to be cleared:
1. I usually get cracks in my dough. Can you please explain me the reason for this?
2. How many grams is 1 cup of flour? Is there an approx. amount for that? Or does it depend on the types of flour? Can I measure flour using the measuring cup?
3. Is it better to use Fresh milk or Anchor milk powder?
4. When rolling the dough to make the bun, should I roll it thick or thin?
W/Salaam, make sure to knead
W/Salaam, make sure to knead the dough well enough so that gluten forms and it gets stretchy without cracking. 1 cup of flour is 120 g, you can refer to my measurements note in the tips and tricks section for details. Use fresh milk, not powder unless the recipe specifically says to use powdered milk. Roll it to less than a quarter inch thickness.
jazakallah khairah Fauzia!
jazakallah khairah Fauzia!
I took 130 g for 1 cup of flour. Do you think this also would have been a reason for it to crack? I knead for around 10 minutes or more than that.
No, that’s not that big a
No, that’s not that big a difference in amount to cause cracks. Just be sure to add enough liquid during kneading so the dough is soft and pliable.
Can we use dough of baby
Can we use dough of baby bread for this chicken bun
Yes you can.
Yes you can.
Salaam Fauzia. Thank you for the recipe, the buns turned out very well. The only problem was that the sesame seeds fall off when we dab butter on the buns after they are baked. Can you please suggest how to dab butter so that the sesame seeds doesn’t fall off .
Thank you