HAWAIIAN SWEET BREAD RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT
The mother of a high school friend would make 13 loaves of this lightly sweet Hawaiian bread recipe at a time! I make this bread year-round, but my family insists it’s a “must” for the holidays. —Ruthie Banks, Prescott, Arizona
Provided by: Taste of Home
Total time: 60 minutes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Yield: 3 loaves (12 pieces each).
Ingredients:
| 1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°) |
| 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast |
| 1/2 cup butter, softened |
| 1 cup pineapple juice |
| 1 cup 2% milk |
| 7-1/2 to 8 cups all-purpose flour, divided |
| 3/4 cup mashed potato flakes |
| 2/3 cup sugar |
| 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 3 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten |
| 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
Steps:
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; let stand until bubbles form on surface, 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat butter until melted. Add pineapple juice and whole milk and continue to heat gently until mixture reaches 110°-115°.
In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, potato flakes, sugar, salt and ginger. Add yeast and butter mixtures to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough; dough will be sticky. , Turn dough onto a floured surface; with floured hands, knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes, adding more flour to surface and hands as needed. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds. Shape each into a ball. Place in 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans lined with parchment. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until golden brown and internal temperature of loaves reaches 200°, 30-35 minutes, covering loosely with foil during the last 10 minutes of baking if needed to prevent tops from overbrowning. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 146 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 103mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.