Kaya Toast, a Truly Singapore Breakfast
Singapore breakfast – kaya toast, half boiled eggs and teh/kopi
I’m not a bread person but kaya toast is an exception. To me, it’s a treat to wake up to a traditional Singapore breakfast with kaya toast, teh/kopi and half-boiled eggs. This type of breakfast is common in my childhood in traditional coffeshops and then it died off for a few years until Ya Kun made it hip and popular again by setting up trendy joints all over town. I love that it is so easy and cheap to put together at home so that I can enjoy it on a lazy weekend morning, in the comfort of my home. Sorry, no recipe for making kaya or bread, I’m just putting the sandwich together. Next time if I do learn to make my own kaya, I’ll post the recipe. If you like to know how to make perfect half-boiled eggs with runny yolk, stay tuned for the upcoming recipe.
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For best results, buy the bread from a traditional bakery where the bread is longish (not square) and the bread skin has already been trimmed. The bread is usually softer and fluffier in texture but they don’t keep very long due to a lack of preservatives (which is a good thing). These bread are usually available in rainbow, brown or white and I use brown (preferred) or white bread for kaya toast. If you’re using normal white bread bought from supermarkets, trim away the edges (with the skin) of the bread before toasting.
Ingredients
(Serves two)- 6 slices of bread without edges
- kaya (aka coconut jam) spread
- thinly sliced butterTools
- toasterDirections
1. Toast the bread in a toaster. I don’t have a toaster, so I toast the bread in an oven for 10-15 minutes at 200C until they are crispy and browned.
2. Spread some kaya on the untoasted side of the bread slices. Add butter slices on one of the bread on top of the kaya spread and then place a second piece of bread on top to form a sandwich.
3. Use a bread knife to cut to smaller, bite-sized pieces. To complete the Singapore breakfast experience, serve with hot kopi/teh and half-boiled eggs.
“Toasting” the bread in my oven
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i miss this … always had it at yakun last time.
my favorite food of all times! yours look delicious!
I am so making this for tea today. :)
Viola! This is my favorite breakfast. Yummy!
Gorgeous photo!
U even have the kopi cup set which i also have :p
Kaya toast is my weekly staple. I cannot live without it!
haha this is a must have for our ‘collection’ :p
I like this roti kahwin too, best to serve it with a cup of kopi-O !
This is what I eat most morning here with a cup of milo. I actually don’t have a choice as there is no chee cheon fun, roti canai or laksa here for breakfast :)
I have kaya cheese toast almost everyday. I find it convenient.
hi wiffy,
nice writeup on the kaya toast. Definitely a good choice for breakfast. I’m yearning for my Yakun toast after reading this.
cheers
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I could not agree with you more .. definitely a fav all time breakfast. Love mine with 2 half boiled eggs and kopi sui-tai. Gosh I’m now hungry.
That’s one of Malaysian favorite breakfast too. Seeing yours, I am starting to miss the Pandan kaya.
A true classic!
Have not made these in a while. You even have that set of kopi cup and saucer….wah!
I never had this but it sounds absolutely delicious! I could eat it anytime!
Our family can’t live a day without bread. We eat all kinds of bread. :)
I haven’t had kaya spread for bread for ages. The chefs in HK restaurants like using kaya spread on French toast. Yummy.
kaya on french toast sounds divine :)
one of the things I really miss about home is that soft bread… I could carry all the bottles of kaya in my suitcase but I don’t have the bread or ‘sock’ coffee to go with my half boiled eggs!! love the photos!
Thanks! You can make it with normal bread and the ‘sock’ coffee can just use filter bags? ;)
I am not a big kaya fan however I do have a perculiar habit of making it a yearly affair to eat one bottle of kaya and being done with it for the rest of the year. I like my kaya overflowing out of my bread and swiping the drippings of the kaya on my countertop with my fingers and then unhygenically licking my fingers. Yup…can get away with it bcos no ones looking. Oh wait the dogs are looking but they want in! so its ok….
one bottle of kaya at one go? I like your yearly ritual ;p
Wiffy, this is my favourite breakfast, you are making me craving for it now.
That looks lovely ~ I will eat anything made with coconut ANYTHING! I’ve never had kaya but look forward to this treat.
WHERE to I get dishes like that kopi cup and saucer set?!? That is just darling!
sorry for my late reply. I got it from a shop selling all kinds of Asian plates, cutleries at AMK central … not sure the exact address, but if you walk around AMK central you won’t miss it coz quite a big shop :)
This is amazing! I think nobody in any country in the world can out-do Singaporeans in kaya toast and soft-boiled egg!
Great pictures!
Love this too! My sister actually dips her kaya toast in the soft-boiled egg.
oh yeah! just what I love! Kaya and bread. My must have when I head back to SG. we can get kaya in Perth too, but somehow, it feels more like home when I am back (duh..ahhaha). ;)
Two words – YUM YUM!!!
Looks good, yumm…
I love it when traditions are made popular all over again. I’ve never had coconut jam, but I’d love to try it!
I almost made kaya to go in some cupcakes last year but ended up going with another idea. This looks fantastic though so I need to revisit that plan.
kaya cupcakes sound very interesting and I think it will be nice. Hope you revisit the plan soon ;)
I was so happy when I spotted Toast Box in Hong Kong. Kaya toast and soft boiled egg is still my favourite breakfast.
but hk got so many good breakfast – gona zai mian, dim sum and steamed milk pudding!!!
Something so simple and yet you can manage to capture the food pix till it looks like some real expensive breakfast menu from a restaurant/hotel !
Your pixs are really great !
Thanks for your kind words of encouragement :)
How do u toast e bread in oven? Need to use e top n botto
heating element n fan?
Hello!
May i know what brand/kind of bread did you use? [:
Hi, I used those bread bought at those neighbourhood traditional bakery (longish, can only keep for about 2 days as there aren’t much preservatives). But you can use any bread that you like :)
What brand sliced butter used in kaya butter toast ???
You can use any brand you like. I’m using SCS.