Gluten-Free Coconut Buns

Creamy, custardy bundles of coconut

These buns are stupid good and you can vary the filling by combining the custard with anything your heart desires. Seriously, try adding cheese, as Brazilians do. Cheese in a sweet thing might weird you out but I swear you won’t regret it.

Overview

First we’ll prepare the crème pât at least 4 hours before, up to 3 days before. Then we’ll make the brioche dough, shape the buns, and allow them to proof in a warm oven for an hour or more. While they’re proofing we’ll use some of the crème pât to create the coconut topping. Once the buns are proofed, we’ll add the topping and bake.