Roti Boy / Mexican Coffee Buns. Mexican Coffee Bun (Rotiboy) - Sweet bun with coffee topping and butter filling. It's popular in Malaysia and Asia. For the Mexican coffee bun recipe, I turned to my contributor Siew Loon.

All the tips you need to know to make this at home. Roti boy (mexican buns) ini saya buat sebagai menu sarapan untuk Si Papih yang punya kebiasaan sarapan dengan roti. a lot's of bread :) Homemade roti boy (mexican buns / coffee buns). Also a copycat of Pappa Roti. You can have Roti Boy / Mexican Coffee Buns using 24 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Roti Boy / Mexican Coffee Buns

Prepare of A. Coffee Topping.
You need 200 g of softened butter.
It's 160 g of icing sugar.
You need 3 of lightly beaten eggs.
It's 2 tbsp of coffee essence - highly recommended.
It's of (Or use 1tbsp hot water + 2 tbsp coffee).
It's 1/4 tsp of - 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
It's 200 g of flour.
You need of B. Filling #1 (salty & buttery).
It's 17 of small cubes of salted butter (10g each).
It's of C. Filling #2 (sweet & salty).
Prepare 200 g of Salted butter.
You need 30 g of soft dark brown sugar.
Prepare Pinch of salt.
You need of D. For the Bun.
You need 270 ml of water.
You need 8 g of active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp).
You need 1 of lightly beaten egg.
Prepare 75 g of castor sugar (3tbsp).
You need 500 g of bread flour.
You need 20 g of milk powder (2 1/2 tbsp).
You need 1 tsp of salt.
It's 5 g of bread improver (1 tsp).
It's 60 g of softened butter.

These are delicious and so different- Not really Mexican, they are from Malaysia. It is like a thin coffee butter cookie spread over the bun. When you bite into these the outside is crisp while the inside is soft and buttery. This bun is a purely Asian creation.

Roti Boy / Mexican Coffee Buns step by step

A. Coffee Topping - cream butter and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Then add beaten eggs. Mix again. Next, add coffee essence & ground cinnamon. Stir to combine. Then, Sift in flour and mix until well-combined. You’ll have a paste. Transfer this mixture to a pastry piping bag with round tip attached to it. Into the fridge until ready to use..
B. Filling #1 - cube salted butter and keep in the fridge before using..
C. Filling #2 - cream butter, sugar & pinch of salt. Keep in the fridge before using. Scoop generous amount of this mixture onto flatten dough (if using) & seal neatly..
D. For the Bun - In a bowl, mix yeast, egg, water and sugar. Leave to proof for 5-10mins. Next, Place flour, milk powder and salt in a bowl of a stand mixer with attached dough hook. Add proofed yeast mixture. Mix until well combined using low speed. Then, add butter and mix for another 5 minutes until dough is soft and pliable..
Remove dough from mixing bowl and keep kneading by hand for another 10mins until dough is stretchy and not breaking when stretched. (Refer to my previous Roti Boy recipe's note on how to check if dough is ready). cover dough & let it rest for 30mins or double in size..
Divide dough into equal portions. I like mine small for kids lunch box, so my balls weigh around 45g each. Lightly Roll each portion into a ball. Do not press or knead dough so much at this point. Then cover and set aside for 10 minutes..
After 10mins, Next, flatten each dough and place a cube of hard butter into the center of the dough. Gather the edges and pinch to seal. Lightly roll buns into balls and place on a greased baking tray. Proof buns for at least 45 minutes. Cover with greased cling film..
10mins before baking, preheat oven to 160-170°C..
Next, pipe the topping in a spiral pattern onto the buns. Bake at 160-170°C for 15 minutes or until the buns are lightly brown. Note: different oven has different temperature so adjust oven accordingly when baking. Serve warm..

It doesn't seem to have anything to do with Mexico although Hi emkay! I too have been practicing Roti buns for some time now (but with a recipe from youtube). Hay, thanks for the valuable subject, I've tried many times the original Papparoti/Rotiboy buns in. Have tried quite a few recipes for these Mexican Coffee Buns (aka Roti Boy. I was among those who would queue to buy these buns when they were in I simply love the coffee aroma of the buns.) All the recipes yield yummy buns but a few fall short somewhere, either the topping is too liquid or would.