Mallorca Bread

Description

I had this at a Starbucks® when I went to Puerto Rico and made it myself a few times. It is my favorite type of bread, with a fluffy consistency and an egg taste. Hope you like it too.

Ingredients

  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • ¼ cup warm water
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled, divided
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon butter, or as needed
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl
  2. about 5 minutes. Add 2 1/2 cups flour
  3. milk
  4. sugar
  5. 4 tablespoons melted and cooled butter
  6. egg yolks
  7. and salt. Mix well.
  8. Lightly flour a clean work surface. Turn dough out onto the surface and knead for 5 minutes
  9. adding enough flour so that dough is not sticky.
  10. Grease a bowl with 1 teaspoon butter. Place dough in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap and a towel. Let dough rise in a warm place for 50 minutes.
  11. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan and set aside. Lightly punch dough down and knead on a lightly floured surface into an 18×9-inch rectangle. Brush with remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter.
  12. Roll dough up snugly from 1 short end and cut into 9 slices
  13. trimming ends to make neat. Place slices in the prepared baking pan
  14. cut side-up. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel and put in a warm place for 40 minutes.
  15. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  16. Bake rolls in the preheated oven until light brown
  17. 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a platter and dust with confectioners’ sugar.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 9

Leave a Comment