Filipino ENSAYMADA (How To Make Ensaymada)

Ensaymada Rolls

INGREDIENTS:

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. grated cheese (Cheddar or Kraft cheese)
• 3/4 cup butter melted (or margarine)
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup fresh milk ( warm)
• 1 pouch rapid rise yeast ( equal to 2 -1/2 tsp.)
• 3 pcs. eggs

COOKING PROCEDURE:

• In a bowl, combine  warm milk, yeast, and 1/2 cup white sugar. Stir until yeast and sugar dissolves in milk. (Set aside to activate yeast for 15 minutes).
• In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients such as flour, 1/4 sugar, and salt. Mix them well.
• Add in the eggs, 1/2 cup melted butter, and the activated yeast mixture.
• Knead the dough until fine texture.
• Place the fine dough back to the mixing bowl and cover it for approximately 2 hours (allowing the dough to rise).
• After 2 hours, put the dough on a flat surface and flatten it. To release the air inside the dough, you need to punch it.
• Divide the dough into four (4) pieces.
• Roll each piece until it becomes cylindrical.
• Cut dough into individual serving pieces.
• Put the sliced individual pieces in a  flat surface. Flatten them using rolling pin.
• In a cup, combine 1/4 cup melted butter and 1/4 cup sugar  and mix them well.
• Using a brush and the combined butter and sugar mixture from a cup. Apply a little amount of butter and sugar mixture on the center part of the flatten dough. (Note: only the center part).
• Put some grated cheese on the painted center area of the dough.
• Seal the dough by rolling it (Roll it until it looks like roll).
• In a tray, put wax paper and place the rolls on top and cover it with cloth.
• Pre-heat the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes. 
• Remove cloth on top of the tray .
• Bake the dough for 15 minutes.
• Once cook, remove Ensaymada (Ensaimada) rolls from the oven.
• Using the remaining butter and sugar mixture, apply butter and sugar mixture on top of each baked Ensaymada rolls and sprinkle  with grated cheese.
• Serve and enjoy your Ensaymada!
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