# Coffee Bun

Learn how to make a coffee bun with this recipe!

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 105 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole egg (large size)
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp instant yeast
- 1 cup fresh milk (lukewarm)
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 3 cups bread flour
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- oil
- 0.25 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 0.25 cup sugar
- 0.5 tsbp coffee powder
- 2 tsp warm water
- 0.5 cup all purpose flour

## Instructions

1. Crack 1 large egg (60 grams) into a bowl.
2. Add 3 tablespoons (38 grams) of sugar.
3. Add 1.5 teaspoons (4.5 grams) of instant yeast.
4. Pour in 1 cup (240 ml) of lukewarm fresh milk.
5. Stir well until the sugar dissolves.
6. Add 0.5 teaspoon (3 grams) of salt.
7. Add 3 cups (405 grams) of bread flour.
8. Mix until the mixture becomes doughy.
9. Transfer the dough to a wooden board and add 3 tablespoons (45 grams) of unsalted butter.
10. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes or until smooth.
11. Grease the dough with oil.
12. Cover and proof the dough for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
13. Punch down the dough.
14. Cut the dough into preferred sizes (or at 70 grams per piece).
15. Shape each piece of dough into a ball.
16. Flatten a dough ball and fill it with unsalted butter.
17. Pinch the seam until completely sealed.
18. Roll it into a ball.
19. Place the dough balls on a prepared baking sheet.
20. Cover and let them rest for 30 minutes.
21. Prepare the coffee cream by adding 0.25 cup (60 grams) of softened unsalted butter into a bowl.
22. Whisk until creamy.
23. Add 0.25 cup (50 grams) of sugar and mix until well combined.
24. In a separate bowl, add 0.5 tablespoon (3 grams) of coffee powder.
25. Add 2 teaspoons (10 ml) of warm water and stir well.
26. Add the dissolved coffee to the butter mixture.
27. Add 1 whole egg (60 grams) and 0.125 teaspoon (0.8 gram) of salt.
28. Mix it well.
29. Add 0.5 cup (68 grams) of all-purpose flour and mix until smooth.
30. Transfer the coffee cream into a piping bag.
31. Pipe the cream onto the dough buns, leaving about 1/3 space on the lower portion.
32. Bake it in a preheated oven at 180°C (360°F) for 15 to 20 minutes.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
- baking sheet
- piping bag
- scissors
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSahs6qyd/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b4afc569-d34c-4d2b-9762-2f18a9fd0ad7
- Extracted: 2026-01-22

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