Chocolate Kawaii Bear Buns

Cute things never fail to attract me. I saw this cute bear buns from Nasi Lemak Lover blog and I told myself that I want to try to make some one day! Found one good morning, with no lazy bugs crawling on me. Yes, the result of these buns really good. It is cute and yummy. The buns tasted as good after 2nd day. Do you want to impress your kids, friends or loved one? Try making some now. Oh ya, I used my new RED kmix to knead the dough, a sponsored gift from my best buddy mummy to celebrate my house warming. Simply love my new toy, Thanks, Mummy Emilie!

Simply love the Bear buns. Someone commented the bear look like they just have their milk

They are cute right?

Can't bear to eat it but let have one!

Oh ya! Show off my new toy. :)

Chocolate Kawaii Bear Buns
Recipe from Nasi Lemark lover

Ingredients:

• 350g bread flour
• 40g caster sugar
• 15g unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• 230ml fresh milk
• 25g unsalted butter, soften

Decorate the Beary Buns

• Chocolate chips, melted 
• White chocolate chips, melted

Filling

• Nutella or Cream cheese

Steps

1. Knead the dough till elastics, you can use a bread maker/stand mixer/ hands.
2. Proof the dough for 1 hr or till it doubled it size.
3. Pouch out the air from the dough. Divide the bread dough into 16pcs, each weigh about 35g (For Bear face) & 32pcs, each weigh about 2g(For Bear ears). 
4. Use the 35g dough, flatten it, fill up with a small scoop of nutella/cream cheese and wrap it into a ball. Lay them on a square baking pan (9 inches x 9 inches). Repeat the same till u use up the 35g dough.
5. Use some milk and brush it on the 2g dough. Paste the 2g dough on the face lightly. Repeat the same until finish pasting all the ears. 
6. Let it rest for another 30-45 mins or till it doubled it size,
7. Bake the bread in a pre-heated oven for 20 mins under 180C.
8. Let the bread cool down before final touch up for the bears eyes & mouths.
9. Melt the white & dark chocolate chips separately. Use a paintbrush to draw the white portion with white chocolate & draw the eyes & mouth portion using a pipping bag. 
10. It's ready to serve.

Pictorial on wrapping the filling and lay them on the baking tin

You can start drawing the face, eyes & nose!

Which one you love? The bear or a heart shape? Use the extra dough to make it. :)