Singapore's Rottiboy (mexican Bun)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 200 g salted butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 70 g brown sugar
• 200 g butter, softened
• 160 g icing sugar, sifted
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon coffee flavoring (available from bakery supplies shop, you can use 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder dissolved in 1)
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon, can be added to the coffee flavouring for extra flavour
• 200 g all-purpose flour, sifted
• 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

Recipe

• 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 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.