Golden Pillow (Big Bun With Nyonya Curry Chicken Filling)

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Golden Pillow (Big Bun With Nyonya Curry Chicken Filling)

Golden Pillow (Big Bun With Nyonya Curry Chicken Filling)

Ingredients

Bread dough

  • 120 g water
  • 50 g sugar
  • 2 tsp dried instant yeast
  • 350 g high protein flour (bread flour)
  • 30 g milk powder
  • 1 egg (50 g)
  • 40 g butter, softened at room temperature
  • ½ tsp salt

Nyonya curry chicken filling

  • 1200 g whole chicken legs (approx. 3 legs, with skin and bone, cut into pieces (3 cm)
  • 150 g Nyonya spice paste, homemade or store bought
  • 20 g meat curry powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • oil, for greasing
  • 200 g coconut milk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten


Preparation

Bread dough

  1. Place water, sugar and yeast in mixing bowl, mix 1 min/37°C/speed 2.
  2. Add high protein flour, milk powder, egg, butter and salt to mixing bowl, mix 30 sec/speed 3. Knead 5 min/. Transfer to a pastry mat. Shape into a smooth ball and wrap with pastry mat. Allow to proof until doubled in size (approx. 45 minutes). Clean mixing bowl.

Nyonya curry chicken filling

  1. Place a bowl onto mixing bowl lid, weigh in chicken, Nyonya spice paste and meat curry powder. Add salt and mix. Set aside for 15 minutes.
  2. Grease a sheet of baking paper (approx. 50 cm x 50 cm) with oil. Line a large bowl with greased baking paper.
  3. Place marinated chicken and coconut milk in mixing bowl, cook 15 min/120°C//speed . Transfer to prepared bowl, carefully wrap into a parcel and twist the knot tightly. Bend the knot to form a round shape parcel and set aside.
  4. Line a baking tray with a second sheet of greased baking paper. Flatten risen bread dough with a rolling pin, roll into a big flat round shape of ½ cm thickness (Ø 40 cm). Place curry chicken parcel on baking tray, then cover with flattened bread dough and carefully tuck the dough under the chicken parcel. Set aside to proof for another 45 minutes or until dough doubled in size. During the last 10 minutes of proofing, preheat oven to 170⁰C.
  5. Brush bun with lightly beaten egg. Bake for 20-25 minutes (170°C) or until golden brown. Serve hot.


Useful Items

pastry mat, baking paper, rolling pin, baking tray

Hints & Tips

  • Replace Nyonya curry chicken with your favourite curry recipe.

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