Directions

• Make the Dough
• Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Make a well and pour in milk. Add the yeast and let sit for around five minutes. Mix all the ingredients well.
• Knead until dough comes together, for around 15 minutes.
• Add butter. Continue to knead until the butter becomes incorporated into the dough, for around 5 minutes.
• 1st rise: Place dough in a greased bowl and cover. Proof for an hour.
• Make the Topping
• Stir water and coffee powder together. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar together.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Add coffee mixture, and continue to mix until homogeneous.
• Add cake flour. Fold it into the mixture until fully combined.
• Transfer to a small piping bag. *Note 1
• Prepare the Buns
• After the 1st rise, punch down the dough and divide into 4 pieces. *Note 2
• Form each piece into a ball, then flatten slightly.
• Insert 10g butter into each piece. Pull all four ends of the dough into the center and pinch the seams. Form it back into a ball again and place in a baking tray.
• 2nd rise: Cover the baking tray and proof for around 30 minutes.
• Bake the Buns
• Preheat oven to 180℃.
• After the 2nd rise, pipe the topping onto the top half of the buns, in a spiral pattern, starting from the center going out.
• Place buns in oven. Dial the temperature down to 160-170℃ and bake for around 15 minutes, until the topping covers the whole bun and solidifies.