Description
Wool Roll Bread with Custard Filling is a delightful and fluffy bread filled with a creamy custard, perfect for breakfast or as a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 260 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 30 g (2½ tbsp) granulated sugar
- 3 g (½ tsp) table salt
- 3 g (1 tsp) instant yeast
- 1 large egg
- 120 g (½ cup) warm milk
- 28 g (2 tbsp) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk
- 15 g (4 tsp) granulated sugar
- 100 g (¼ cup + 3 tbsp) milk
- 6 g (2 tsp) cornstarch
- 6 g (2 tsp) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Add egg and warm milk. Mix until it becomes a dough.
- Transfer the dough onto a work surface. Lightly flour if you find the dough too sticky to handle. Knead for 2 minutes.
- Wrap and knead the softened butter into the dough until fully incorporated. Knead for 10 minutes or until it becomes smooth, elastic, and not sticky.
- Shape into a dough ball. Grease it with some vegetable oil in a large bowl. Cover the bowl and place it in a warm area until the dough is doubled in size (about 1 hour).
- In a saucepan, whisk together egg, sugar, and milk. Sieve in cornstarch and flour. Whisk again to completely dissolve them.
- Cook the mixture over low heat and whisk it constantly until thickened.
- Turn off the heat and whisk in vanilla. Transfer custard into a small bowl. Cover its surface with plastic wrap to prevent a crust from forming. Set aside to cool (refrigerate if you’re not using it in the next hour).
- Grease an 8-inch (20 cm) round pan with butter or non-stick cooking spray. Line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Punch down the dough to release the air inside. Transfer onto a work surface and divide it evenly into 5 pieces. Shape each piece into a ball and set them aside for 15 minutes with a cover.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out each piece into an elongated shape (about 25cm long). Press down the dough along the sides with your thumbs to keep it from stretching back.
- Cut out thin strips of dough along the top 2/5 part of the dough (lengthwise), but keep them intact with the remaining part of the dough. The strips will be dangling if we pick up the whole dough. Spread a thin layer of custard filling over the remaining part.
- Fold 1/4-inch of the dough from 3 edges over the custard. Then start rolling towards the dough strips from the opposite end to form a log. Repeat with the other 4 pieces to get a total of 5 logs.
- Place dough logs around the perimeter of the prepared pan. Cover and rest it in a warm area for 1 hour.
- Gently brush the dough with milk. Bake in a preheated oven at 340°F (170°C) for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
- Ensure the milk is warm, not hot, to activate the yeast properly.
- For best results, let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free area.
- Customize the custard flavor by adding lemon zest or almond extract.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
Keywords: Wool Roll Bread, Custard Filling, Bread Recipe, Asian Bread