Directions
Step 1
In a medium pot, cook dinner the milk over low warmth till simply barely heat to the contact (75–80°F). Switch the milk to a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, sprinkle within the yeast, and put aside till barely foamy, 3–5 minutes. Add the flour, sugar, and salt, then combine on the bottom pace simply till a shaggy dough begins to kind, about 4 minutes. Flip the pace as much as the second-lowest setting, add the butter, and proceed mixing, scraping the underside and sides of the bowl often, till the butter is totally integrated and the dough is easy and elastic, 8–10 minutes. Take away the dough hook, cowl the bowl tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours, or as much as 2 days.
Step 2
Flippantly oil a clear work floor. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper and frivolously oil the paper as nicely. Flip the dough out onto the work floor and, utilizing a bench knife or chef’s knife, divide into eight 2½-ounce parts. Roll every portion into easy balls, cowl loosely with plastic wrap, and put aside at room temperature till the buns have practically doubled in measurement, 45–60 minutes.
Step 3
Place a wire rack in a big rimmed baking sheet and set it apart. Right into a heavy pot fitted with a deep-fry thermometer, pour oil to a depth of two inches and switch the warmth to medium-high. When the temperature reads 325°F, working in batches, gently drop the dough parts into the oil and fry the buns, utilizing a steel spoon to often flip them and baste the tops with the oil, till the outside is blistered and deep golden brown, 4–6 minutes per batch. Utilizing a slotted spoon or spider skimmer, switch to the rack to chill whilst you fry the remainder of the buns. Put aside till cool to the contact.
Step 4
Use a serrated knife to separate every bun in half. Place half of the halves into particular person shallow bowls or on a big platter. Prime every with a beneficiant scoop of ice cream, adopted by the remaining bun halves, urgent down frivolously to make sandwiches. Garnish with peanuts, cilantro, sesame seeds, flaky salt, and sweetened condensed milk, then serve instantly, with spoons.
