Cut 120 g gula melaka (palm sugar) block into small pieces

Cut 6 pandan leaves and crush them by twisting

Add 50 ml water into pan

Add the cut gula melaka pieces

Stir gula melaka and water over low heat

Add 1/2 tsp salt

Add crushed pandan leaves to pan and continue stirring until the gula melaka melts

Turn off the heat and remove pandan leaves from pan

Add 300 g grated coconut into pan

Mix grated coconut with the melted gula melaka over low heat

Cook thoroughly until all the grated coconut is coated with the melted gula melaka

Add 600 ml milk and 2 eggs in a mixing bowl

Add 1kg bread flour

Add 50g sugar and 2 tsp salt

Add 14g instant yeast

Mix everything at low speed for about 5 mins until all starts to come together

Add 80g butter a little at a time

Knead for about 10-15 minutes till dough leaves side of the bowl

Take a small piece of the dough and stretch it for the windowpane test

If the stretched dough doesn’t break it’s ready

If it breaks, knead for another few minutes and do a re-test

Lightly oil the bowl and the top of the dough and set aside for about 1 hour to rise

Divide the dough into portions of 50g each

Roll a piece of 50g dough flat

Put about 1 - 2 Tbsp of grated coconut inti on the dough and wrap and seal firmly

Roll into a ball with the palm of the hand on the rolling board

Arrange rolled dough on a baking tray and set aside to double in size

Bake in oven at 180C for 10 mins until lightly golden brown

Remove tray from oven and lightly brush the top of each bun with melted butter