First mix together the sugar and corn starch

Add milk and mix again

Beat the yolk, add and mix again

Add a few drops of vanilla extract

Strain and cook at medium heat

Beat until thickens avoiding lumps

Now you can add a tsp of butter

Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit to cool

For the bread dough mix flour, dried yeast, and sugar

Add one beaten egg and milk

Add butter an mix well until you can work with hands

Sprinkle with some flour and knead

Work until no longer sticky and make a ball

Put it on a greased bowl ant let it raise about 30 min to 1 hour

Once it doubles poke a hole, if it dissapears quickly the dough needs to raise more

Remove the gas pressing with your hands

Roll the dough and cut into 6-8 pieces depending on the size

Make the balls and take a bit of bread to make Totoro's ears later

Flatten the dough with your hands and fill each with a tsp of custard cream

Pinch the dough over the custard cream. Be sure to close well

For the ears, divide the small ball into two pieces, make a cilinder and sharpen both ends

Stick them to the body

Cover with plastic wrap and let raise again about 15 min.

Bake at 180º 15 min.

Melt white and black chocolate

With a pastry bag and white chocolate make the stomach and eyes

Make the details (eyes, nose and whiskers) with the balck chocolate

And it's done! Hope you enjoy the recipe