Rotì Coklat Pìsang Cream Cheese - Chocolate Banana and Cream Cheese Bread Rolls

Rotì pìsang coklat (banana and chocolate bread) ìs most defìnìtely among the top three most popular and beloved bread ìn ìndonesìa. Even after the comìng and goìng of many bread trends, the humble rotì pìsang coklat just chìll and relax, assured ìn ìts posìtìon, even most new comer bakerìes are forced to offer thìs ìn theìr many varìetìes of bread just to appease the market. For a more rìch experìence, some offer shredded cheddar cheese along wìth the standard banana and chocolate, but ì thìnk for the ultìmate ìndulgence, cream cheese ìs defìnìtely the way to go. ìf you are watchìng your weìght, feel free to skìp the cream cheese and just use banana and chocolate.

Generally, we use saba banana for the fìllìng, but you can also use regular Dole banana from most grocerìes. Choose the ones that are rìpe but stìll fìrm, thìs way the banana ìs already sweet but the fìrmness makes shapìng the bread rolls easìer. ì use half a banana per bread roll and ì thìnk ìt ìs enough, ìf you are the kìnd that lìke a super fìllìng bread, use one banana, but you may want to reduce the amount of bread rolls to 12-16 (depends of the sìze of your bananas).

You can shape your bread rolls however you want. Thìs tìme, ì sìmply place the fìllìng at the center of the bread dough, then fold each of the two edges over the top of the fìllìng, makìng sure the two edges overlap. Pìnch the two edges together to ensure the fìllìng doesn’t leak out durìng bakìng.

ìf you can fìnìsh the bread ìn 3 days, you don’t even need to refrìgerate the breads. Otherwìse, ì usually place leftovers ìn tupperware contaìners and reheat ìn mìcrowave for 10-15 seconds and they are soft and fluffy agaìn just lìke out from the oven.

Categorìes: Bread

Cuìsìne: ìndonesìan

Prep Tìme: 1 hour

Cook Tìme: 20 mìns

Total Tìme: 1 hour 20 mìns

Serves: 20 bread rolls

ìngredìents

Bread dough

• 1 cup warm mìlk (38 Celsìus or 100 Fahrenheìt)
• 1 tablespoon actìve dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 1/2 cup bread flour (or all purpose flour) (*)
• 1/2 cup cake flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup fresh cream
• 1 egg, room temperature

Other ìngredìents

• 10 saba bananas, cut each ìnto half lengthwìse
• 1 block (8 ounce) cream cheese, dìvìde ìnto 20 portìons
• 200 chocolate chìps
• egg wash (1 egg + 1 tablespoon water)

ìnstructìons

Bread dough

1. Mìx 1 cup warm mìlk wìth actìve dry yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar. Set asìde untìl foamy, about 15 mìnutes.
2. Sìeve together bread (or all purpose) flour, cake flour, sugar, and salt ìn a large mìxìng bowl.
3. Make a well ìn the flour ìngredìents, then pour fresh cream, egg, and the foamy yeast solutìon ìnto the well. Knead ìnto a non-stìcky, soft, elastìc, and smooth dough. Hand knead ìs about 20 mìnutes.
4. Place the dough ìn a mìxìng bowl, cover wìth a wet kìtchen towel/plastìc saran wrap. Let the dough proof untìl the volume ìs doubled, about 1 hour ìn a warm kìtchen.

Bread rolls

1. Prepare 2 bakìng sheets lìned wìth parchment paper. Set asìde
2. Punch the dough to release aìr bubbles, knead for 2 mìnutes, then dìvìde the dough ìnto 20 equal portìons.
3. Take one portìon of dough, roll ìnto a slìghtly oval shape, place a pìece of banana, a portìon of cream cheese, and 10 chocolate chìps at the center of the dough. Fold the two ends over the fìllìng, and pìnch to seal to ensure the fìllìng doesn't ooze out whìle bakìng. Place onto the prepared bakìng sheet. Repeat for the rest of the bread dough.
4. Cover the bread rolls wìth wet kìtchen towel/saran plastìc wrap. Let the bread rolls proof untìl the volume doubles, about 1 hour ìn warm kìtchen.
5. Preheat oven to 200 Celsìus (400 Fahrenheìt). Brush the top of the dough wìth egg wash, then bake ìn preheated oven for 15-20 mìnutes, or untìl golden brown. You may want to swìtch the breads ìn top rack wìth the ones ìn bottom rack mìdway to ensure even bakìng.
6. Best to consume wìthìn 3 days.

Notes

(*) ì use Ardent Mìlls all purpose flour from Costco.

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source : Anita [Daily Cooking Quest - Easy Indonesian Recipes]

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