Classic Ensaymada

Name: Classic Ensaymada
Total time: 200 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 4.25 cups plain flour; 0.5 cup sugar; 1.5 tsp salt; 2.25 tsp instant yeast; 4 egg yolks; 1.5 cup warm milk; 90 g softened unsalted butter; 0.5 cup caster sugar

3h 20m

Serves 1

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Classic Ensaymada

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3h 20m

Serves 1

Directions

1In a large bowl, combine 4 1/4 cups plain flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast.
2Add 4 egg yolks and 1 1/2 cup warm milk to the bowl.
3Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix the ingredients until a shaggy dough forms.
4Add 90g of softened unsalted butter and continue mixing until the dough is smooth and elastic.
5Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for 1-2 hours or until doubled in size.
6Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 80g pieces.
7Shape each piece of dough into a rope, then roll it into a spiral shape.
8Place the shaped dough pieces onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
9Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
10Prepare an egg wash with 1 egg yolk and a bit of milk.
11Brush the egg wash over the risen dough.
12Bake at 150 degrees Celsius convection oven for 18 minutes.
13Let the buns cool down before brushing with melted butter and coating with 1/2 cup of caster sugar.

Ingredients

4.25 cups plain flour
0.5 cup sugar
1.5 tsp salt
2.25 tsp instant yeast
4 egg yolks
1.5 cup warm milk
90 g softened unsalted butter
0.5 cup caster sugar

Equipment

measuring cupsmeasuring spoonsmixing bowlstand mixer with paddle attachmentplastic wrapbaking sheetparchment paperpastry scraperrolling pinpastry brush

Classic Ensaymada

3h 20m

Serves 1

tiktok.com

Classic Ensaymada

tiktok.com

3h 20m

Serves 1

Directions

1In a large bowl, combine 4 1/4 cups plain flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 1/2 tsp salt, and 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast.
2Add 4 egg yolks and 1 1/2 cup warm milk to the bowl.
3Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix the ingredients until a shaggy dough forms.
4Add 90g of softened unsalted butter and continue mixing until the dough is smooth and elastic.
5Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for 1-2 hours or until doubled in size.
6Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 80g pieces.
7Shape each piece of dough into a rope, then roll it into a spiral shape.
8Place the shaped dough pieces onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
9Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
10Prepare an egg wash with 1 egg yolk and a bit of milk.
11Brush the egg wash over the risen dough.
12Bake at 150 degrees Celsius convection oven for 18 minutes.
13Let the buns cool down before brushing with melted butter and coating with 1/2 cup of caster sugar.

Ingredients

4.25 cups plain flour
0.5 cup sugar
1.5 tsp salt
2.25 tsp instant yeast
4 egg yolks
1.5 cup warm milk
90 g softened unsalted butter
0.5 cup caster sugar

Equipment

measuring cupsmeasuring spoonsmixing bowlstand mixer with paddle attachmentplastic wrapbaking sheetparchment paperpastry scraperrolling pinpastry brush