Kaya Bread

Finally i made the kaya bun. I have been craving for it, but thinking of making the kaya jam takes a long time, it holds me back. So i modified the method and made the jam with the microwave. It is alot faster, just the appearance is not as smooth.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cup all purpose flour

10 oz yeast

1 egg

2 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon oil

1 cup milk (adjust depend on the flour)

4 tablespoons butter (soften at room temperature)

Kaya Jam:

4 eggs

200g brown sugar (adjustable depends on your taste)

200 mL thick coconut milk

3 pandan leaves

Method:

For making the jam

First beat in 4 eggs into a big clean bowl. Then stir in sugar. Combine well. After that, pour in coconut milk and mix well. Put in pandan leaves and cook in microwave for 2 minutes. Take it out and stir vigorously. Then put into the microwave again and cook for 2 minutes. Take it out and stir. If it is still not thicken, microwave for another 1-2 minute. Let it cool down and it is ready for bread's filling.

For the bread

Combine all the ingredients and mix it with standmixer. Make sure the dough is smooth and not too hard. Add in more milk if it is too hard, or you can start with 3/4 cup of milk then adjust as you mix it. Let mix for about 10- 15 minutes. Then cover the dough with a plastic wrap/ damp cloth. Let rise until double the size.

When the dough has double the size, transfer it to a flour surface and divide the dogh into 13 portions (depends on the size that you like). Knead each dough and form a ball, then press the ball flat and put a tablespoon of kaya jam in the center. Seal the edges and make it round. Line it in the baking pan. Repeat till the dough has finished.

Let stand for 15 minutes, and brush it with an egg. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. The texture is so soft....yummy...