Dilkush Bread

Dilkush (Sweet Coconut Stuffed) Bread/Bun

For the dough

1.Milk-1/2 cup

Sugar-5 tbsps

Yeast-1 tbsp

Heat milk till lukewarm.add the sugar and yeast & set aside to rise.

2.All purpose flour-2 1/2 cups and 3 tbsps for rolling out the dough

Melted butter-2 tbsps

Salt -1/2 tsp

Mix together and make a well in the middle & add the risen yeast mixture to this & knead well for 5-7 minutes.Apply olive/refined oil on the dough and place in a greased bowl to double in size.

For the sweet filling

3.Coconut scraped-1/2 cup

Raspberry/ Strawberry jam-3-4 tbsps (I used a mix of strawberry & homemade banana jams)

Tutti fruity-1/2 cup

Cashews,raisins etc-1/2 cup

Sugar-1/4 cup

In a mixie grind the coconut coarsely without adding water. Remove into a bowl and add the sugar,tutti fruity,chopped nuts,raisins and jam & stir well to mix.Set this aside. The filling is very addictive,so keep an eye on it sothat your husband and kids finish it off while the dough is rising.

U can make another filling which I have tasted in Alleppey Brufea bakery which they call banana bun which is as follows

1.coconut grated-1 cup

Sugar-1/2 cup

Cardamom-3

Banana (Ethan)-1

Heat the chopped banana ,coconut & sugar till the sugar coats the coconut & banana is slightly cooked. Add the ground cardamom to this & set this aside to cool.

Once the dough has doubled ,punch & knead & divide into 3 equal parts.

Roll into large and not so thin chappathi's often dusting with flour. I rolled my chappathi's on parchment papers.

Place the filling evenly on one chappathi and place another one over the filling & press the edges to seal.slightly roll on the Dilkush ,sothat it becomes even.

Now take the third part & roll into thin chappathi.Cut into 1/2 inch pieces with a pizza cutter.Now weave this as shown in a parchment paper and carefully invert it on top of the Dilkush.Cut off any long edges and tuck in the edges under the bread to give a clean finish.

Pierce some holes in the bread sothat the steam escapes when baking.

4.egg-1

Water-1 tbsp

Beat together and brush on top(u can use milk also for brushing).

Bake in a preheated oven at 190 C for 20-25 minutes until the top is nice and golden brown.Mine took around 21 -22 minutes.The dark brown color is

Cause I went to rest and forgot to check in between & removed at 24 minutes . The aroma of freshly baked bread and butter and the filling was lingering in my house for 3-4 hours after baking this beautiful & sweet bun.