Recipes
Ube Cheese Spanish Bread
31
Mar
Mar
This Filipino bakery favorite, usually filled with a sweet, buttery paste, dusted with bread crumbs and baked to golden perfection is upgraded to new heights with the use of Ube cheese filling. Delicious!
Ube Cheese Spanish Bread
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast
- 1 cup fresh milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 piece egg
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 3 – 3 ¼ cups MAYA All-Purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
Ube cheese filling :
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup bread crumbs
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup margarine
- ¼ cup ube halaya
- 2 teaspoons ube flavoring and coloring
Instructions
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Dissolve yeast in half of the milk, and then sprinkle with sugar. Set this aside to activate the yeast.
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In a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, pour in remaining milk, egg, flavoring and half of the butter. Mix the wet ingredients together.
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Add in the flour and salt, knead on medium speed for 10-12 minutes. Then add the remaining butter and continue kneading for 3-5 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic.
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Shape the dough into a ball. Transfer in a greased bowl. Cover with cheese cloth and Let it ferment for 25-30 minutes.
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Once the dough doubles in size, punch down the dough. Portion into 50g pieces. Roll into balls. Let it rest for 2-3 minutes.
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In a bowl, mix all filling ingredients until well combined. Set aside.
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Take a piece of dough; roll out the dough into an oblong. Place a teaspoonful of the ube Spanish filling, roll the dough like a croissant. Roll in bread crumbs.
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Repeat procedure until all of the dough is consumed.
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Place in a baking sheet then cover with cheesecloth. Let them proof for 25-30 minutes or until double in size
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Bake in a preheated 375°F/190°C oven for 15-25 minutes or until desired doneness.
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Best consumed immediately, or heat in an oven toaster before eating.
Recipe Notes
Yield: 18-20 pieces
Prep time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes