Add 1 tablespoon of flax meal in 3 tablespoon of warm water and let it sit for 5 minutes.
I made the dough in my food processor. Combine the flour, yeast, sugar, milk powder, and salt in the food processor bowl.
Add the flax meal mixture and butter and mix once.
Slowly add the warm milk until the dough comes together. I needed a little less than ½ cup of milk, so do not add all the milk at once.
Knead the dough for few minutes until it is soft and elastic and then place it in a greased bowl, covered to rise. Let the dough rise until doubled in volume. Mine took about 1 ½ hour.
Once the dough has doubled in volume, knead it once on a lightly floured surface and add the tutti frutti to it. Knead it to evenly distribute the candied fruit in the dough.
Now divide the dough into 8 equal parts and roll it into a smooth ball.
Place it in a greased baking tray about ½ inch apart. Let it rise for the second time. Mine took about an hour to rise.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Brush the rolls with the butter and milk mixture. Sprinkle the sugar on the surface evenly.
Bake for about 20 – 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from and oven.
Let the Pull-Apart Sweet Buns cool down a bit in the pan before removing them.