Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, roti boy or mexican bun (uniquely malaysian). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Roti Boy or Mexican bun (Uniquely Malaysian) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Roti Boy or Mexican bun (Uniquely Malaysian) is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
Great recipe for Roti Boy or Mexican bun (Uniquely Malaysian). Softest bun with buttery crust topping & sweet salty filling, famous in Malaysia & Singapore. Roti Boy Or Mexican Bun Uniquely Malaysian Recipe By.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook roti boy or mexican bun (uniquely malaysian) using 25 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Roti Boy or Mexican bun (Uniquely Malaysian):
- Make ready Water Roux - flour:liquid 1:5 ratio
- Get 20 g flour or cake flour
- Prepare 100 ml water
- Get The Topping
- Prepare 1 tbsp coffee essence (or 1 1/2 tsp coffee + 1 tbsp hot water)
- Take 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Make ready 1 egg - lightly beaten
- Get 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- Take 50 g unsalted butter
- Make ready 50 g icing sugar
- Get 70 g flour
- Make ready The Filling (1)
- Prepare Cubed salted butter
- Take The Filling (2)
- Make ready 200 g salted butter
- Make ready 30 g sugar
- Make ready Pinch salt
- Take The Bun
- Take 200 ml milk - scalded & keep lightly warm
- Take 1 egg - lightly beaten
- Make ready 40 g unsalted butter - softened
- Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 40 g sugar
- Make ready 380 g flour / bread flour
- Take 1 1/4 tsp dry instant yeast
Their signature product is the Rotiboy bun which is a sweet Mexican butter bun baked with a crisp, coffee-flavored topping. Rotiboy got so popular that they were able to aggressively. Insert butterfly, cream butter & sugar in. It is made popular by this Malaysian bakery called Rotiboy and now this bun is commonly known as "Rotiboy" in Malaysia and throughout Asia.
Instructions to make Roti Boy or Mexican bun (Uniquely Malaysian):
- First, work on the Water Roux / Tan Zhong - this can be made early or a day ahead. Keep in the fridge. Leave at room temperature before using. In a small pot, stir flour & water together. Then, place pot over medium heat, keep whisking until its thickened. Cool & set aside.
- Next, do the Topping - First, lightly beat egg. Put aside. Then, add coffee essence (or use coffee that is dissolved in hot water). Add vanila extract. Stir to combine. Keep aside. Next, cream butter & sugar until pale & fluffy. Then add egg & coffee mixture & Stir until well mixed. Add ground cinnamon. Lastly, add flour & mix until you get a smooth paste. Transfer this mixture to a pastry bag fitted with round pastry tip. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Filling (1) - cube salted butter & keep in the fridge for later. Filling (2) - Mix butter and sugar until well combined (but NOT CREAMY). Keep in the fridge. i use both fillings. I put cubed butter and half a teaspoon of second filling.
- The Bun - using stand mixer with paddle attachment, mix all dry ingredients. Then add milk & egg, mix on speed 1 for 3 minutes. Then switch to dough hook. Use the dough hook to knead on medium speed for about 10mins. Add water roux/tanzhong. Mix again. Then add butter and continue kneading until dough is stretchy.
- Note: it’s best not to over knead the dough. How do you know if your dough is ready? Do a windowpane test by pull off a golf - sized piece of dough. Flatten it lightly, hold it between both your thumbs & the first two fingers and gently spread the dough apart into a thin sheet; if the gluten is well-developed, the dough will stretch into a thin sheet without breaking.
- Next, cover dough with a damp cloth (or greased cling film) & leave to proof for about 40mins or until doubled in size.
- Divide & scale bun equally in size. Lightly Shape into round balls, rest for another 10mins. (Note: do not press dough hard when shaping into balls). Next, flatten bun dough, and put in cubed butter and scooped filling, then wrap it up neatly & shape/roll into round ball. Proof for another 45mins - 60mins or until double in size.
- Pipe filling in spiral pattern onto buns right before baking. Lightly Soften topping by leaving it at room temperature 5mins before using. Topping should not be too soft. Preheat oven. Bake at 170°C (depending on your oven) for 15mins or until topping nicely brown (lightly brown). Serve warm.
Mexican Coffee Bun is a bun stuffed with butter and has a very crispy coffee pastry topping. It is made popular by this Malaysian bakery called Rotiboy and now this bun is commonly known as "Rotiboy" in Malaysia and throughout Asia. This coffee bun is also a very popular snack in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and even Korea. Mexican coffee bun is best eaten when it's just off the. (Roti Kopi, Mexican Coffee Buns) These Malaysian buns were invented at the namesake bakery in Penang. First marketed as Mexican coffee buns, they consist of a leavened dough that is filled with butter and topped with a layer of coffee-infused buttercream.
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