Make Rotiboy at Home

The team was craving some Rotiboy, and Benners offered to take up the challenge to recreate it. These buns are more than just pastries—they're little pieces of our childhood.

The buns have a coffee-flavoured crust made from a mix of butter, sugar, eggs, flour, and instant coffee. When baked, this topping hardens into a crispy, fragrant layer that goes perfectly with the soft bun underneath. Inside, there's a rich, buttery filling that melts a bit when baked, creating a delicious contrast to the coffee-flavoured crust.

Making these buns at home isn’t just about following a recipe; it’s about creating memories and enjoying them together.

#themeatmensg #easyrecipe #rotiboy

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Bread Dough:
300g Bread flour
70g Granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
5g Instant yeast
200ml Whole milk, lukewarm
30g Unsalted butter, room temperature

Butter Filling:
80g salted butter, cold

Cookie Topping:
80g Unsalted butter, softened
65g Granulated sugar
1 Large egg, room temperature
80g All-purpose flour
4g Instant coffee powder
1 tbsp Hot water

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[DJ-evvi]

I lived in Singapore for 16 years and used to get these across from Chinatown at peoples park complex! Thank you now I can make at home!

[GGTBoss]

This recipe is 100! I made it earlier and it turned out so well! The coffee top was crispy and the bun was super fluffy thank you for sharing ❤

[cinnamqn-sw]

Omg I love this recipe!! It reminds me of home and this guy is so relatable love it lol

[cristeb]

Video 2:35 shows instructions to put 10g unsalted butter (cold) into the middle of the bread. I followed and the bun came out as sweet bun instead.

[valerieloh]

Thank you for another great recipe which you have presented simply & clearly . Great job !

[wxnderwxmxan]

Im gonna bake thisss over the weekend! Thank you for the recipe!

[stanmetal]

thank you for the amazing recipe! gonna make it this weekend

[cristeb]

Can I mix the yeast into the milk and let it bubble before adding to the flour? Can I know what type of coffee did you use? I used Instant Nescafe Espresso but hubby says the coffee taste is not strong.

[BerryBros-ggwr]

How much milk powder - it’s not in the ingredient list

[mirlayani]

Hi
Made this and it was very nice
But after sometimes the crispy top gets soft
Why is it happening

[emmaesme]

The link leads to a recipe that has milk powder and this video doesn’t. What’s the milk powder measurement?

[td]

Holly sh*t! I’ve made this today and it was soo delicious🤤

[Jcheris]

Use cold milk instead cos dough temperature cannot exceed 26*c

[BerryBros-ggwr]

How much milk powder - it’s not in the ingredient list