Mallorca Bread

Name: Mallorca Bread
Total time: 10800 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 packet dry yeast(1/4 oz); 1/2 cup lukewarm milk; 1 1/2 cup lukewarm water; 8 egg yolks; 3/4 cup white sugar; 2 sticks butter+ 1 stick for brushing; 6 1/2 cup bread flour; 1 teaspoon salt; Powder sugar

Alice the Sandwich Mama @cook_23809112

Harare Zimbabwe

Mallorca Bread can also be called the Puerto Rican sweet bread .

Alice the Sandwich Mama @cook_23809112

Harare Zimbabwe

Mallorca Bread can also be called the Puerto Rican sweet bread .

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Ingredients

3 hours

12 servings

1 packetdry yeast(1/4 oz)
1/2 cuplukewarm milk
1 1/2 cuplukewarm water
8egg yolks
3/4 cupwhite sugar
2 sticksbutter+ 1 stick for brushing
6 1/2 cupbread flour
1 teaspoonsalt
Powder sugar

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Steps

3 hours

1

In a large bowl combine eggs,sugar, melted butter and whisk until well combined.In another bowl pour in milk and water, sprinkle in yeast and let it seat for a minute.
2

Add yeast mixture to egg mixture and whisk until well combined.In a separate bowl whisk together salt and flour.
3

Add flour mixture to the egg mixture one cup at a time until dough just come together.Turn out onto a floured work surface and knead until tacky.
4

Transfer to a bowl and cover with a kitchen cloth and let it rise on the counter for 2 hours.The dough can also be refrigerated and rise overnight.
5

Flour a clean work surface,turn dough out on a floured surface, sprinkle with flour.Tear the dough into 12 even pieces.
6

Roll the dough pieces into 1/2 inch ropes.Shape the ropes into coiled buns,tucking the end under the bun.(as below but mine were not even)
7

Preheat oven to 350°C.Place rolls in a pan loosely.Cover with kitchen towel and let it rise another 45 minutes.Using a pastry brush gently brush rolls with melted butter (mixed my butter with cinnamon for flavor).
8

Bake for 20-25 minutes until they are just beginning to brown.Allow buns to cool,sift generously with powdered sugar or cocoa powder.Enjoy with coffee.