🌈 Colorful Tutti Frutti Sweet Buns !!!

Soma Das
8 hours ago
2 min read

Tutti Frutti Buns are soft, fluffy sweet buns filled with colorful bits of candied fruit, usually made from candied papaya. They’re my bakery favorite, loved for their light sweetness, buttery texture, and playful pops of color in every bite. We like these buns especially during tea-time snacks because they’re mildly sweet, super soft, and fun to eat.

The dough is enriched with milk and butter, giving the buns a pillowy texture, while the tutti frutti adds tiny bursts of chewy sweetness and a festive look. Perfect for Chrismas and Holi festival. Whether shaped as plain buns or pretty swirls, that does not change the taste.

Perfect with a cup of chai, toasted with butter, or packed into lunch boxes — they’re simple, cheerful comfort food .

Ingredients (Makes 16 buns)

Dry

3 cups all-purpose flour (maida)
3 tbsp sugar
2 and 1/4 tsp instant yeast
½ tsp salt

Wet

¾ cup warm milk
2 tbsp butter (soft)
1 egg (optional)

Add

½ cup tutti frutti

For topping

Milk for brushing
Butter ( after baking)

Step 1:

In warm milk add:

Sugar
Yeast

Rest 5 mins until frothy

Step 2:

In a bowl or a mixer add flour + salt
Pour in yeast mixture
Add butter and egg

Knead 5 mins until dough becomes soft, smooth, and slightly elastic.

Step 3:

Grease bowl, place dough
Cover and rest 2 hours until doubled

Step 4:

Punch down dough and knead for 5 minutes.
Roll the dough flat into about a 12-inch circle.
Spread the tutti frutti evenly over the rolled dough, gently pressing them in.

Roll the dough tightly from one end like a log/Swiss roll.
Cut into small bun pieces (about 1.5 inch thick).
Place on a tray with space between each piece.Cover and rest 45 mins until puffy.