Pillowy soft buns filled with lightly salted butter and topped with a crisp, coffee-flavoured crust — this lazy papparoti recipe gives you all the bakery-style goodness with barely any effort.
We all love papparoti, don’t we? One of the things I used to miss the most in Dubai was walking into Papparoti and getting those warm coffee buns fresh out of the oven. My dad absolutely loved them, so it became one of those little rituals for us growing up — stopping by for papparoti and coffee whenever we could. I already have a classic papparoti recipe on my blog where you make the buns completely from scratch, and while it’s so worth it, sometimes you just want the easy version.
So this is my lazy papparoti recipe — the shortcut version that still tastes unbelievably good. Instead of making the bread dough, we’re using soft store-bought slider buns, stuffing them with butter, and topping them with a simple coffee butter mixture that bakes into that signature crispy crust on top. The inside stays soft and fluffy, the butter melts perfectly into the bun, and honestly, it tastes almost like the real thing with half the work. Perfect for when the cravings hit but you don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen.
Lazy Papparoti
Ingredients
For the Coffee Topping
- 35 g unsalted butter softened
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 small egg room temperature
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tsp instant coffee powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
For the buns
- soft slider buns
- salted butter
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 175°C.
- Slit the slider buns slightly on top or on the side and stuff each bun with a cube of salted butter.
- In a bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Dissolve the coffee powder in the boiling water, then add it to the mixture.
- Fold in the flour and mix until you get a smooth coffee batter.
- Transfer the mixture into a piping bag (or ziplock bag), then pipe a swirl generously over each bun.
- Air fry for 8–10 minutes at 175°C, or until the topping is cooked and lightly crisp on top.Serve warm while the butter inside is still melted and gooey.
Recipe inspired from https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW6OmMGAfdI/?igsh=b2R1ZXBleGM3YWU=