Filipino Bread

MONAY BREAD RECIPE 

if you are not a fan of dense, milky and delicious bread, then this is not for you! the best thing about this bread is it's not too sweet, and you can pair this with coffee no problem! so if you want to give it a try, enjoy the recipe written below!

ingredients:

• 4 cups bread flour
• 1 1/4 cups lukewarm milk (about 110f to 115F) 
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks (room temperature) make sure the eggs are not cold from the refrigerator)
• 2 tablespoon butter (room temperature NOT melted)
• 1/2 cup milk powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 egg for egg wash

directions:

1. warm up the milk into the microwave, make sure the temperature is about 110-115F, too hot may kill the yeast, add 1 tablespoon sugar into the milk followed with the yeast. stir and set aside. let the yeast rise for about 8 to 10 minutes
2. into the mixing bowl, add all dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, powdered milk) combine and set aside until ready to use
3. once the yeast is ready, pour the yeast into the bowl of flour, add the egg yolk and start kneading. you can knead the dough by hand, but it will take a while, i strongly suggest using a stand mixer
4. halfway through kneading, add the butter and continue kneading the dough, the kneading will take approximately 12 to 15 minutes. dough should be smooth and not sticky
5. shape the dough into a ball, and place in a bowl then cover with bread cloth or plastic wrap. let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 1.5 to 2 hours
6. once the is ready, deflate the dough to get rid of the air bubbles
7. divide the dough into total of 16 small pieces
8. roll and shape each dough into a small ball
9. place the bread into the baking pan lined with parchment paper
10. make a cut to each dough balls halfway, but not all the way through 
11. cover the bread with bread towel or plastic wrap and let the bread rise for another 30 minutes 
12. after 30 minutes, brush the bread with egg wash
13. then bake the bread to 350F pre heated oven for 17 to 20 minutes
14. enjoy!

hope everyone is continuing to be safe and be happy!

xo!

YOYO BREAD RECIPE

here is another yummy bread that always reminds me of a certain place! absolutely easy and quick to make. no need to wait for hours! :)

ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cup warm water
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar + more for dipping use
• 1/4 cup milk powder
• 1 egg
• 6 tablespoon softened butter for the bread
• 5 tablespoon melted butter for the filling
• 1 tablespoon ube flavor
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoon baking powder
• margarine for brushing
• 1 cup powdered sugar for filling

directions:

1. pre heat the oven to 350F
2. add warm water, sugar and milk powder in the mixing bowl. combine until the sugar has dissolved
3. add the egg and butter and continue to mix
4. add the vanilla extract and ube flavor and continue to mix
5. add the flour and baking powder. mix until combined, but do not overmix!
6. place the batter into a batter bag
7. place parchment paper in a baking pan
8. add at least 2 tablespoon batter into the baking pan
9. bake for 15 minutes
10. while the bread is in the oven, combine the butter and powdered sugar for the filling
11. once the bread is done baking, make sure to cool it down and then brush the top with margarine
12. take one bread then add the filling, then take another bread and glue the bread together
13. roll the bread in the bed of sugar
14. and enjoy!

xo,
S

ENSAYMADA is a filipino bread that is soft, sweet and cheesy. it is originally from spain but with the philippines being colonized with the spain for over 333 years this bread became one of the most famous delicacies or bread in the philippines. there are so many ways on how to make this bread. famous bakeries in the philippines has their own ways of making the ensaymadas, and this is my own version. 

ingredients:

    for the dough:

• 3/4 cup (luke warm milk) about 110-115F
• 1 tsp sugar (for use for proofing the yeast)
• 2 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt (i'm using himalayan salt, but regular salt is great, too)
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup softened butter (or 1 stick)

    for the topping:

• 1/2 cup softened butter (or1 stick)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• grated cheese ( i used the kraft eden cheese for this recipe, you can find them at your nearest filipino grocery store, otherwise american cheese will work too. but if you like a stronger cheese flavor, mild cheddar is good too)

directions:

1. warm the milk  around 110 to 115F, if the milk is too hot you will kill your yeast. so please careful
2. add sugar into the warm milk and stir
3. add the yeast into the milk and stir. set aside. let the yeast rest until it bubbles and rise
4. into a mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, salt and combine
5. pour the flour mixture into the stand mixer
6. add the yeast mixture (making sure the yeast has risen before doing this)
7. add the egg yolks then start kneading
8. when the mixtures becomes a little crumbly, add the butter and continue kneading until the dough becomes soft
9. transfer the dough into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 2 to 3 hours or until doubled in size
10. once the dough is ready move into a clean surface and deflate the dough
11. shape the dough into a ball and divide the dough into 12 pieces
12. flatten the dough and brush with softened butter
13. roll the dough into a log (rolling side ways to create a longer log)
14. then roll into a spiral shape tucked the end under
15. move the bread into a baking pan lined with parchment paper
16. cover the bread with plastic wrap and let the bread rest for another 30 to 45 minutes
17. bake to pre heated oven 325F for 22 to 25 minutes
18. while the bread is baking prepare the topping (combine the powdered sugar and softened butter)
19. once the bread it out from the oven, let it cool down completely before adding the topping
20. top with grated cheese
21. and enjoy!