Filipino Spanish Bread
Soft and Fluffy Filipino Spanish Bread with buttery filling is the famous ''Merienda'' in the Philippines. It is a sweet bread roll, with a buttery and sugary filling. It is then rolled in bread crumbs for a little crunchiness and baked to golden brown perfection.
Ingredients
Dough
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm milk
- 2-3 tablespoon butter melted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 medium egg beaten
Spanish Filling
- ⅓ cup butter
- ½ cup bread crumbs
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2-3 tablespoon milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Breading
- 3 tablespoon milk
- ⅓ cup bread crumbs
Instructions
Dough
- Combine dry ingredients; flour, sugar and salt.
- Pour in lukewarm milk, melted butter and egg. Mix until evenly distributed. Add in instant yeast and mix well to form a slighly sticky dough.
- Transfer dough to a flat surface. Knead dough with lightly oiled hands for 8-10 minutes until smooth. Place dough on a greased bowl then cover with kitchen towel and rest for 30 minutes-1 hour until it doubled the size.
Prepare the Filling
- In over medium heat pan, melt butter. Add breadcrumbs, milk, brown sugar and vanilla extract and mix until you achieve a thick paste texture.
Assemble Spanish Bread
- Punch down the dough and divide into 16 equal parts using a knife.
- Flatten each piece into oval size. Spread filling on the surface leaving about a centimetre around the edges unfilled. Roll the dough starting from the bottom.
- Brush dough with milk and roll over bread crumbs. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
- Bake on a preheated 300F oven for 20 minutes or until brown.
- Remove the Spanish Bread from the oven. Serve and Enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe uses instant yeast. If you are using active dry yeast make sure to proof first and follow packaging instructions.
- I am using all purpose flour. You can also use bread flour for this recipe.
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