The Seoulite

Whose buns are the latest to take Seoul by storm? Roti Boy’s! And also yours as it will grow wider after your addiction to these not so ordinary pastry treats. It’s almost hard to even call them products of a bake shop because it just looks like bread - with some weird brown layer on top. Inside there is melted butter.

But oh. my. The Seoulite stopped going to Roti Boy because it is dangerous. If you don’t like Krispy Kreme and don’t understand what that craze is all about - or even if you do - try a Roti Boy bun at least once. Turns out that strange brown crust is mocha cream! That’s how it caramelizes and burns down in the oven.

It's the Roti Boy! About six months ago, Roti Boy had a limited presence in Korea. Since then it's exploded and it's everywhere a Seoulite goes.

You know you made it big time when you're part of a fixture of a department store's restaurant line up.

But what do these buns actually taste like? Hmmm…. soft, like air. But at the end of the bite there is a sugary crunch. The mocha topping also creates a fragrant aroma of coffee and chocolate. The butter inside creates a secure, comforting feeling on your tongue and then throughout your body.

You can make these at home too! But at the shop, they use significantly more mocha cream. Where does all the cream go? It's enough for a massive cupcake.

Coffee & Custard Buns
(Make 15-16 buns)

Bread dough ingredients:
100g butter, softened
60g sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
15g instant yeast
20g milk powder (optional; adds fragrance)
350g bread flour
150g plain flour
200g water

Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients together and beat until a smooth and elastic and shiny dough is formed. Rest the ready dough for 25 min.
2. Cut the dough into 40-50g each and then let the dough portions rest again for 5 mins. Make custard filling.

Custard Filling:
100g instant custard powder (get this from specialty bake store like Phoon Huat)
250g cold milk

3. Mix cold milk and instant custard together and whisk until thick and put in the fridge to set.

4. Wrap the filling with the dough and let rest for another 1 hour. Preheat oven at 200C and proceed to make the topping.

Topping Ingredients:
100g butter, softened
90g sugar
100g eggs (about 2-3)
80g plain flour
20g instant coffee

5. Whisk sugar, butter, eggs together until well-mixed.
6. Add coffee and plain flour and stir well.
7. Using a piping bag, pipe the topping on the bun in a swirling and circular motion until the entire bun is well covered.
8. Bake until golden brown, about 15-20 mins.

Rotiboy started in 1998 in Malaysia. They are now all over Korea. Just follow your nose!

Roti Boy
www.rotiboykorea.com
02-6255-0250

Tags: Bake Shop, Bread, Buns, 빵집, Korea, Pastry, Roti Boy, Rotiboy, Seoul, Seoulite

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