Ikan Bilis Buns

This lovely bun recipe from Yochana produces 2 dozen medium size buns. I have changed the method using bread maker and used my own recipe for the Ikan Bilis filling.

INGREDIENTS:
400g Bread Flour
100g Cake Flour
90g Castor Sugar
10g Milk Powder
5g Salt
1 tsp Bread Improver
11g Instant Yeast
220g Water
1 Egg
70g Margarine/Butter/Shortening

METHOD:
1. Put everything into breadmaker (BM) except Shortening.
Once the ingredients are well mixed, add in Shortening. Process the dough as per BM instruction.
2. Split the dough into 20-24 pieces.
Fill ikan bilis sambal & arrange on greased & floured baking tray.
Let it rest for 30 minutes.
3. Bake at 180oC for 15-20 minutes.Brush with butter while it is still hot.

IKAN BILIS FILLING:
1/4 cup Cooking Oil
½ bowl Chilli paste
5-6 Shallots*
1cm Belachan* (*blend/pound together)
½ tbs Tamarind + 3 tbsp water
1 bowl Ikan Bilis - washed & rinsed
1 Large Onion - chopped
Salt & sugar to taste
A pinch of Ajinomoto

1. Heat cooking oil & fry chilli paste & pounded shallots until fragrant.
2. Add in tamarind juice & fry for a while.
3. Add in Ikan bilis, salt, sugar & ajinomoto and stir until a bit dry.
4. Finally add in chopped large onion & cook for 1 minute.
5. Dish out & cool. Use as filling above.