Food Republic TuTu Kuey

I have been a fan of tutu kuey since I was a child. I've been eating them since I could remember, I love them! But recently I found one a place that sells some really wicked tutu, and that's Food Republic Food Court.

I know that tutu can be found everywhere in Singapore. But the real closer of the tutu at Food Republic is the Gula Melaka coconut filling. Usually they just use normal red sugar to cook the coconut before using it as a filling. But at Food Republic, which boast to sell authentic traditional food fare, they use Gula Melaka, which makes it oh.. so.. good..!



OK it's more expensive than your regular tutu, but it's oh so worth the few extra dollars!

Raisin Butter Rolls

Hubby loved raisin bread and butter rolls, so I thought I combine 2 of his favourite type of bread together. Turns out ok, just wished it was more buttery.



High protein / Bread flour 300g
Instant yeast 6g
Caster sugar 30g
Salt 5g
Egg + Warm water 190g
Butter 35g
Raisins 50g (should have added more, like 100g)
Extra melted butter for finished rolls.


1. Mix warm water with egg. Mix yeast, sugar and salt into flour. Mix egg mixture into flour mixture by hand and transfer onto work table dusted with flour.

2. Knead dough until smooth and smear butter onto dough before kneading again. Add raisins before fneading dough till surface is smooth and not sticky.

3. Pinch dough into a ball and place into an oiled bowl. Cover with cling film and allow to rise about 40min till dough is double its size.

4. Cut dough into small equal portions. Flatten it slightly and return it into a ball shape again by pinching from top to bottom. Let it rest for 10mins.

5. Roll the dough as per diagram below and let it rest for 5 mins. After 5 minutes, flatten the dough by pulling on one side of the dough and roll in from the wide side in.



6. Place rolls onto baking tray and allow it to double in size, approximately 40mins.

7. Bake for 12mins at 180 degree celsius. Brush melted butter onto freshly baked rolls.