I guess, I succeeded in fulfilling Arun’s long time wish by baking these cute mini buns which are available in his school canteen, of which he was very fond of. He even buys them for his brother. He was the one to unearth this recipe from Swetha’s blog. Before I delve deep, Hats off to Swetha, my partner for this week’s Blog Hop, for being such an adventurous foodie. I wonder if she has left out any cuisine from around the world. I spent a good quality time in familiarizing myself with unheard of recipes belonging to various cuisines and I felt that I had actually been handed over a menu card of a truly world class restaurant.
I just turned them into buns instead of baking into a full fledged bread and the reason for that is I’m still not confident that I could bake a bread and also I had run out of mini Aluminum take away containers that I usually keep stock . I started on this buns with 100% confident that I would fail miserably and thank God that did not happen. I started with very little quantity of flour that in the end even after rising they appeared more like cookies than buns 
. I still don’t feel confident enough with the yeast rascal, 
even after my previous successful attempts in the form of these Paneer Crescents and Garlic Bread Rolls. Something in me always hesitates, making me shy away from trying out yeast breads………
. I still don’t feel confident enough with the yeast rascal, even after my previous successful attempts in the form of these Paneer Crescents and Garlic Bread Rolls. Something in me always hesitates, making me shy away from trying out yeast breads……… 
The boys loved it very much. The soft buns with the chewy tutti fruti sprinkled liberally made it very interesting. Though we loved the texture and taste of these buns, the only disappointment both my kids and I felt was that the top did not brown at all 
. I thought of keeping it in the oven for some more time but I did do so for the fear of over baking them in the process. The bottom side was nicely browned though. I did brush the top with milk but they seem to make no difference. I did not have any butter at hand to try it out. It also could be because I left out the egg from the original recipe. Next time I’m going to try it out with an egg and see what happens. This was the same case in my previous attempts too. I would welcome your valuable suggestions regarding this issue friends and what you did to improve the color at the top.
. I thought of keeping it in the oven for some more time but I did do so for the fear of over baking them in the process. The bottom side was nicely browned though. I did brush the top with milk but they seem to make no difference. I did not have any butter at hand to try it out. It also could be because I left out the egg from the original recipe. Next time I’m going to try it out with an egg and see what happens. This was the same case in my previous attempts too. I would welcome your valuable suggestions regarding this issue friends and what you did to improve the color at the top.
Tutti Fruti Mini Buns
Makes 6
You’ll need:
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All purpose flour – 1 cup
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Active Dry yeast – 1/2 tbsp
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Milk – 5 tbsp
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Salt – 1/2 tsp
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Sugar – 1/2 tbsp
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Olive oil – 2 tbsp
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Tutti Fruti – 1/4 cup
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Water / Milk – to knead
Method:
Proofing the yeast: Warm some water and sugar to it. Stir well till the sugar dissolves. Now add the yeast, give it a good mix and let it rest for 5 – 10 min. It would have turned frothy by now.
Sieve together flour and salt. Add the yeast mixture, milk, tutti fruti, oil and knead into a dough. Rub oil over the dough and place it in a greased bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Let it stand for 1 hour to develop and raise.
Knead it again and make 6 balls from it and shape it into a bun. Place the balls on a greased plate. Brush oil over the balls and sprinkle some tutti fruti over them, if desired and let it rest for another 1/2 hour to raise again.
Preheat the oven @ 190 Deg C. Slide the tray into the oven and bake for 20 min. Your buns are ready.
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Notes:
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I took the buns out 5 min prior to completing and brushed the top with milk.
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You can also use melted butter instead of olive oil.
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They still look perrfect Radhika.! Tuti fruti makes it all the more interesting.
Mini buns look terrific Radhika, perfect tea time accompaniments to little cuties 🙂
Oma oma OMG!!!!!!!
lovely buns dear……ma favz
Very pretty….The moment I land in India, I will get myself an oven and bake these yummies!!!
These look so adorable & tempting Radhika!!!!Sigh..Im so missing blog hop… 🙁
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Using an egg makes the buns / anything baked brown? Love the Buns! Perfect coz they are eggless! I’ll try it as soon as I get my new oven! 😀 Also, check the Leibster Award I’ve passed on.. 🙂
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Wow those buns look so cool 🙂 So cute recipe 🙂
Delicious bake Dear.Super inviting .Beautifully Captured.
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Wow, gorgeous looking buns. They look perfect for me,dont bother about the color. Maybe because of the light colored buns, the tutti fruiti is seen visibly. Bookmarked.
wow delicious buns Radhika,Love the colour…sure kids love it.
Buns look cute Radhika. Never tried tutti fruti buns. Have been wanting to bake some. Should gear up and make some soon.
Love these beautiful mini buns with the colorful sprinkling of tutti fruiti…wonderful bake.
Awesine tutti fruit buns. Sounds very delicious.
Cute Buns radhika, love those tutti fruities popping in-between!!!!
Looks cute and terrific..super tempting buns.
nice color buns are yummy. clicks are fabulous
Ahhh , they looks soft, moist and they r mini byns..Looove it
looks great RAdhika.. I too made these buns but they didnt brown on top – when I gave it to my neighbour aunty, she said that the milk wash might be mixed with powdered sugar to give it that glaze.. I am definitely gonna try it out next time : Thought would pass on this info.
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Cute little buns! Perfect with tutti-fruity 🙂
lovely looking buns radhika and fine clicks
Cute buns Radhika. Thanks for tryting these out and also hearty Thanks for the nice words on my blog. 🙂
I suppose if you used milk to knead the buns, they might not brown properly.Its just an assumption though.Do try with egg next time.:)
U have baked it so beautifully Radhika and love the tutti fruity on the top:)
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Yummy buns. the colour makes the trutti frutii stand out.
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Buns look amazingly delicious and colorful.
Deepa
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Delicious.. Kids will love it for sure!
i do hate using yeast..but the output is always a miracle..Yeast dough needs loads of kneading..But urs luks good job,radhika..
mini buns looks pretty and super tempting…brushing with milk gives you nice top color..wanna try this for sure!!
Buns look delicious with those lil fruits.
these tuty fruity buns look so cute and perfect with my evening or morning cuppa tea:)!!!
Looks cute and terrific..super tempting buns.
Very sweet recipe Radhika.. Tutti Fruti Buns.. amazing concept 🙂
awesome clicks!
Perfectly prepared buns. Looks soft, spongy and lovely.
lovely buns…
they sure look so cute!
Looks cute and colorful, not to mention yum!
Cute little buns I am sure any kid would love to try this.
one of my fav childhood snack.love 2 eat thsoe tuti fruti buns..yumm
wow too good.. anything with tutti fruti is for me..
Oh my .. they look so cute and perfect Radhika.
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O M G ..these r so so cute!!must give it a try while my little grand daughter is here :))
cute and fabulous mini buns loved it…
Very tempting buns,looks so yummy n nice preparation.
They look so cute!
Thy look so good,..will try sometime,,remind me of childhood days
delicious looking soft buns
buns looks so cute and gorgeous
Yummy buns.. They are so adorable..
Radhika, those are one delicous buns to break at the table with friends. thanks for your entry
They do look so tempting as well…u must have gained victory with the yeast rascals.
buns looks perfect…really cute
Lovely looking cuties! To get a brown crust, you need to increase the oven temp to 225 during the last 5 minutes of baking. Its a good idea to watch them and adjust the baking time till the crust is browned to your satisfaction. Don’t move the buns close to the top grills as you might get tough bread. Brushing with milk gives a light brown crust, egg whites + 1 tbsp water gives a golden brown crust. After having made Pav Bhaji buns a bit hard, I made burger buns for BHW and they turned out ok looking :D. Good luck with the yeast rascals 🙂
the buns are awesome, but a little brownish colour on them would make them look superb. I am sure they are baked to perfection.
wow yumy cute tutti fruti mini bun
looks too cute…..love these cuties:-)
Hi this is the first time I am visting your blog and I should say you are simply superb..all of them are very interesting and defenitely worth a try..will start trying it out from today:) All the best and thank you so much for your wonderful recipes.