Singapore's Rottiboy (mexican Bun)

Submitted by KitchenManiac

"This bun is also known as the Mexican bun. The rotiboy consists of three parts: the filling, topping, and sweet dough. The filling and topping can be prepared beforehand and kept in the refrigerator until ready for use. The ingredients and instructions for preparing each of the three parts are given as follows. Pls don't be put off by all the steps, i have just been very detailed. The aroma that is going to fill your home is WONDERFUL, but it's nothing compared to trying this fresh out of your oven."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 17 Buns

ingredients

• Filling

• 200 g salted butter, softened
• 2.46 ml vanilla flavoring
• 70 g brown sugar

• Topping

• 200 g butter, softened
• 160 g icing sugar, sifted
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 4.92 ml coffee flavoring (available from bakery supplies shop, You can use 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder dissolved in 1)
• 0.25 ml ground cinnamon, can be added to the coffee flavouring for extra flavour
• 200 g all-purpose flour, sifted

• Sweet dough

• 500 g bread flour, sifted
• 20 g powdered milk, sifted
• 75 g caster sugar
• 6 g salt
• 8 g instant yeast
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 270 g water (do not use milk powder if using milk) or 270 g milk (do not use milk powder if using milk)
• 60 g butter, softened

directions

1. For Filling:.
2. Beat butter in electric mixer on medium speed with the paddle attachment for three minutes.
3. Blend in vanilla essence and brown sugar.
4. Spoon mixture into bowl and refrigerated until firm.
5. Divide mixture into 20 g portion into ball. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
6. For Topping:.
7. Beat butter and icing sugar in electric mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed for five minute until mixture is light and fluffy.
8. Gradually beat in eggs.
9. Mix in coffee flavouring.
10. Sift flour onto mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
11. Refrigerate until ready to use.
12. For Sweet Dough:.
13. Mix sifted flour, castor sugar and salt in electric mixer with dough hook on low speed for one minute
14. Mix in yeast.
15. Add egg and water or milk.
16. Mix on low speed for another minute.
17. Mix on medium speed for eight minutes.
18. Mix in butter.
19. Mix five minutes more on medium speed until soft, smooth and elastic(but not sticky) dough forms.
20. Remove dough from mixture and shape into a ball.
21. Divide the dough into 55 g portions(should get 17 portions).
22. Roll each portion into a ball. Cover the balls of dough and leave to rest for 10 minute
23. To shape the buns:.
24. Flatten a ball of dough with the palm of your hand.
25. Place a ball of filling in the centre of the dough.
26. Gather the edge and pinch to seal. (Be sure to seal well or the filling will leak out during baking.)
27. Pat into shape and place on a greased baking tray.
28. Repeat with remaining portions of dough.
29. Place each bun about 7.5 cm apart on the baking trays.
30. Prove for 45 min in a warm place.
31. Pipe the topping on the buns in a spiral, starting from the centre.
32. Bake in preheated oven at 200 deg C for 12 to 15 min or until buns are lightly brown.

Reviews

[dfamac]

Apart from the topping this is exactly like the rotiboy I got in Java and Bali (no topping seems the norm in Indonesia). Delicious!!!

 

[wongmaomao]

Thankyou for the recipe, make it today, and it turn out perfect.

 

[j.sugiarto]

really love the topping! :) however i didn't give 5 stars because the buns are not sweet enough to my taste (yeah, i am really a sweet tooth :P) and because i halved the recipe but the topping was somewhat too much. overall, this recipe is still great.. thanks for sharing, KitchenManiac!

 

[vintagenovelty]

ZOMG ROTIBOY :D :D :D I must say that this brings back great memories of my friends and I mugging for our exams last year. It's a wonder how we didn't put on any weight at all... I'm bookmarking this recipe to try after I get past this year's exams! (PS: they're in 17 days)

 

[Vaane]

I scaled down the recipe to half and loved the fact that the proportions were perfect. (I hate it when I have too much topping or filling and not enough dough!) However, for the intense coffee flavour, do NOT use the scaled down version. I did and the coffee flavour wasn't there at all. Do eat it hot because the topping got a little soft the next morning. Overall, a great hit with the family!