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Ingredients

• 400 g bread flour or plain flour
• 7 g instant yeast (1 sachet)
• 50 g Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt
• 200 ml lukewarm milk
• 1 Eggs
• 45 g Butter, melted
• 115 g soft butter
• 120 g Brown sugar
• 60 g fine plain breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract (optional)
• 1 pinch Salt
• 2 tbsp Milk
• 50 g fine plain breadcrumbs

Method

1. Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Add the milk, egg and melted butter and knead for 10 min, by hand or in a mixer, until smooth and elastic. Cover and leave to rise for 1 hour until doubled.
2. Mash the soft butter, brown sugar, breadcrumbs, vanilla (if using) and salt into a spreadable paste.
3. Knock back the dough and divide it into 16 pieces. Roll each into a long oval or triangle about 15 cm long and spread with a heaped teaspoon of filling, leaving the edges clear.
4. Roll up from the wide end into a log. Brush with milk, roll in the breadcrumbs and set seam-side down on lined trays, spaced apart.
5. Cover and leave to rise for 30–40 min until puffy. Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
6. Bake for 15–18 min until golden. A little filling will ooze out and caramelise, which is part of the charm. Cool slightly before eating.

Tips

• Despite the name, this is a Filipino invention; it is a classic with coffee or hot chocolate in the afternoon.
• Keep a spoon of filling back to brush over the hot rolls for extra gloss.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Foxy Folksy Recipes by Nora