Was hanging out at the regular spot for coffee at their Hamilton Road outlet over the weekends as usual and found yet another item that we had not seen on their menu bring listed in the online POS system that really intrigued us when we were trying to make our orders for coffee. Of course, curiosity got the better of us and we decided to order the said item even despite us having had quite a full-sized lunch before making our visit there — this is also considering that the said item was also fairly reasonably priced at $3.80 per piece.

There was not much of a description provided for the Morning Bun on the online POS system; that being said, we were told that the item was actually one that is inspired by that of the Voisilmäpulla (i.e. Finnish Butter Eye Buns) — the item was given an alternative name given the fact that Brawn & Brains had given their rendition a slight twist that makes it rather different from the typical Voisilmäpulla. Based on online sources, the Voisilmäpulla is a bun that consists of butter and sugar, and comes with a hint of cardamom — the Morning Bun is exactly that, though it is being baked in a bread pan so it bears a slightly different look from the typical round Voisilmäpulla with an indent in the middle. Despite so, the Morning Bun here is soft, light and fluffy — comes wafting with an alluring scent of buttery goodness with a light hint of sweetness from the sugar; the hint of spices from the cardamom not being particularly strong though we are not sure if this was toned down considering how local tastebuds aren’t quite tuned to such spices especially with breads. Baking it in a bread pan also meant that there is a crusty texture from the browned exterior of the Morning Bun that makes it all the more interesting to eat. Overall, a rather simple bread item; though one that is pretty much a flavour bomb on its own without being overly jelat — definitely a comforting one to be accompanied with a cup of Long Black by the side for a breakfast / tea-time treat!