Amma is not a fan of bakery stuffs but she loves few recipes like butter bun, apple cake and this dilkush. This is one of her top favorite bread or bun recipe. I know that this dish will be most of your favorite one too, so I am sharing you the recipe.
About Dilkhush Recipe (Dilpasand)
Dilkush is one of the most popular bakery sweet bread recipe made with coconut, tutti frutti, sugar and tutti frutti. The word dilkush means happiness or heart pleasing. This is basically a bread made with sweetened coconut and tutti fruit filling with lots of nuts, cherries and it has a lovely aroma of cardamom powder and melted butter, this yummy filling is stuffed into a sweet, soft, buttery bread similar to coconut sandwich. The recipe is a buttery yeasted dough with a coconut filling. This recipe is particularly a no fail recipe, how ever you bake it, it turns out delicious. The main thing you should keep in mind is use good quality yeast and don’t over bake, as it will make the bread turn hard. Other than this, if you follow the recipe, then it is a hit one. I used fresh coconut in this recipe since desiccated coconut is not mostly available in everyone’s pantry. But the one drawback in using fresh coconut is, this bread has to be stored in fridge else it may spoil.
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Dilkush Recipe (Dilpasand) Ingredients
Dilkush is made in two steps. First you have to make the buttery dough. Then you have to make the coconut filling. The filling is stuffed inside the dough and baked till soft. These are the ingredients for making the dough. I used an eggless yeasted dough for the outer bread dough. All Purpose Flour - I used basic plain flour for making the bread dough. But you can use wheat flour, the outer layer may be slightly dense if you use wheat flour. But still it will taste great. Instant Dry Yeast - I used instant dry yeast for making the bread dough. You can directly add the yeast into the flour and knead the dough. But if you are not sure about the quality of the yeast, you can activate yeast separately and make the dough. Sugar - sugar is used in the bread dough as sweetener. But you can easily use honey instead of sugar. Salt - salt helps enhance the taste of the bread and other baked goods. Warm Milk - make sure you use warm milk in the dough, so the yeast activates and the dough rises well. Butter - butter makes the bread or outer dough tender and soft.
Ingredients for Coconut Filling
Coconut - I used fresh coconut in this recipe since desiccated coconut is not mostly available in everyone’s pantry. But the one drawback in using fresh coconut is, this bread has to be stored in fridge else it may spoil. Tutti fruity - is a candied fruit that is available in the market. It comes in different colours, you can add whichever you prefer. Cashews - I used cashews for crunchy texture, you can use any finely chopped nuts. Candied Cherries - it adds colours and another chewy element. You can use any candied fruits instead of this. Sugar - this is blend with coconut to make the filling sweet. Butter - melted butter is added in the filling which enhances the taste and texture of the filling. It also moistens the filling. Cardamom - this is the main flavouring of the bread. If you don’t prefer the flavour of cardamom you can use vanilla.
How to make Bakery Style Dilkush (in 4 easy steps)
The Dough
I used a basic yeast sweet dough for making dilkush. It is made with plain flour, sugar, yeast, milk, salt and butter. You can knead the dough in a stand mixer or using hands.
The Filling
I used fresh coconut for the filling, you can use desiccated coconut in the filling. Use a combo of tutti frutti, nuts, dried fruits and cardamom in the filling.
Stuffing the Bread
Making dilkush can be easy. Divide dough into two portion, roll both of them. Fill the base with coconut filling. Cover with other rolled dough and seal the edges.
Baking and serving
You can brush top with milk or egg wash before baking for beautiful golden colour. Once it is baked, remove from oven and brush the top with some melted butter. Cover the top with a damp cloth so the crust will become soft.
How to Make Dilkhush (Stepwise Pictures)
Making Dough
1)Start by making the dough. I am making a basic yeasted sweet bread dough. For that take plain flour in a bowl. Pro Tips: But you can use wheat flour, the outer layer may be slightly dense if you use wheat flour. But still it will taste great. 2)Add sugar into the flour. 3)Add salt to the flour. 4)Add in dry yeast. I used it directly into the flour, you can activate the yeast in warm milk or water before adding in the dough too. Mix the dry ingredients into the flour. 5)Add in warm milk into the flour and knead to a soft dough. 6)Knead it into a soft dough. You can add more milk if needed. 7)Add in melted butter into the bread dough and knead it really well till soft. 8)Knead the bread dough really well. 9)Cover the dough with a lid and allow it to ferment or double in size for 1 hour.
Make filling
10)Take coconut in a blender. I am using fresh coconut, but you can use desiccated coconut. 11)Add in sugar in a blender. 12)Blend coconut with sugar till combined. 13)Take the finely ground coconut in a bowl. 14)Add cardamom for flavour. 15)Add in nuts. You can use chopped nuts of choice. 16)Add in candied dried cherry into the coconut. 17)Add in tutti frutti. 18)Add in melted butter. 19)Mix this really well.
Shaping Dilkush
20)Now as you can see the dough has well risen. Divide the dough into two equal portions. 21)Take a portion of dough and roll it into a thick circle. 22)Roll it gently and place it in a parchment or foil lined baking tray. 23)Spread the coconut into the rolled circle. 24)Apply some water around the sides. 25)Roll another dough into circle. 26)Place it on top of the other portion. Let it stick together. 27)Now gently rim the dough in the sides. 28)Gently rim the sides. 29)Cut small slashes in the dilkush. Brush top with milk or egg wash. 30)In the meantime preheat the oven to 200 degree C / 400 degree F. Bake it in oven for 25 to 35 mins. Don’t over bake. 31)Once it is done, remove from oven and brush the top with some melted butter. 32)Cover the top with a damp cloth so the crust will become soft. Once it is cooled, slice and serve. 33)Slice and serve. 34)Enjoy.
Expert Tips
Make sure you use warm milk for kneading the dough. If you use cold milk, then the yeast won’t activate. If you use hot milk, then you will kill the yeast. If you are not sure that your yeast is fresh, then activate the yeast first and then add it to flour. To activate yeast, Add yeast to warm milk along with some sugar and leave it for 5 mins or so. You will see the mix will become foamy, now add this to the flour and continue the process. I added extra sugar in the bread dough, this will make it more tasty. I used fresh coconut in the filling to make it fresh. You could also use dessicated coconut too. You could use whatever nuts you like in the filling.
Storage Suggestions
If you are using fresh coconut, keep the bread in fridge if you have any leftover. so it wont get spoiled. you can reheat it in microwave for 30 seconds or so when serving, it will turn fresh.
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