# Classic Ensaymada

A recipe for soft and tasty classic ensaymada.

- Total time: 200 min
- Cuisine: Filipino
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- mixing bowl
- stand mixer with paddle attachment
- plastic wrap
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- pastry scraper
- rolling pin
- pastry brush

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@sweetnestdownunder/video/7492419224262954248?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7498833891566913066
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ff65106e-5dd3-4319-9998-1927cec2db92
- Extracted: 2025-04-30

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