This is the softest ensaymada you'll ever make. Made of egg yolks, lots of butter, sprinkled with sugar and cheese on top.
Let’s get started!
01 Bread flour & All Purpose flour
02 Pure unsalted butter
03 Sugar
04 Egg yolks + Whole eggs
05 Milk
06 Yeast
06 Cheese for topping
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Use LUKEWARM milk with a temperature of around 40C/105F. If the liquid is too hot the yeast will die. Tip: Make sure yeast is not past its expiration date.
02
Semi-soft cold butter is HIGHLY recommended for this recipe as it helps the dough become less sticky.
03
Knead the dough until smooth and elastic. Using a stand mixer is the most practical way of doing this, not to mention a time-saver!
04
Ensaymada is an enriched bread which means it is high in fat. Thus, its rising time is longer compared to regular yeast bread.
05
Traditional ensaymada is shaped like a coil or rolled spiral. In this recipe, I will show you 2 WAYS of shaping it–the EASY WAY & TRADITIONAL WAY.
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Bake in the oven and cool completely before spreading the butter-sugar mixture. Don't forget to sprinkle the cheese on top.
Your favorite ensaymada made even more special with ube and munggo (sweet mung bean paste) filling.