Sweet Pork Buns

Roti Bakso

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    16

    buns
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mortar and Pestle: Classic Indonesian Recipes for the Modern Kitchen

By Patricia Tanumihardja

Published 2024

  • About

Julia’s mother, my Poh Poh, bribed Julia and her siblings with roti bakso. Poh Poh told them that if they napped in the afternoon—and only if they fell fast asleep—freshly baked roti bakso would be waiting for them when they woke up. And it worked like a charm! I was such a good kid, I never had to be bribed… ha ha. Julia made these buns all the same, and we enjoyed them. While Poh Poh’s dough recipe was easy enough, I like using milk bread