Ube Bibingka Custard Buns

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Full Recipe

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/ube-bibingka-custard-buns-recipe

Author

King Arthur Baking | 2023-11-06

Description

One of the signature items at Justin Gaspar's San Diego bakery pop-up Bread & Butter, these milk bread buns are filled with a dense, creamy custard made by mixing bibingka with pastry cream and topped with cracked caramel. The purple color of the centers come from ube extract, which replicates the flavor of the beloved Filipino purple yam. While this recipe takes skill and care, the results are worth it, and we have ideas for splitting it up over several days in the “tips,” below.