Name: How to Make Ensaymada
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar; 3/4 cup warm water; 4 tsp. active dry yeast; 1 cup all-purpose flour ((for the sponge yeast)); 1/8 cup butter (softened); 3/4 cup sugar; 1 Tbsp. salt; 5 egg yolks; 1 cup fresh milk or evaporated milk; 4 cups all-purpose flour ((for the dough)); Melted butter for brushing grated cheese

Ensaymada or ensaimada is a favorite and popular Filipino fluffy bread coated with margarine and butter. Usually the shape is round and resembles a bloated pancake. But some are shaped like large muffins. They are many varieties of ensaymada nowadays especially the commercial ones sold in big bakeshops. Some are loaded with grated cheese and coated with butter, some has filling inside and some have different flavors like ube. But the original ensaymada with it’s plain sugar and margarine coating will always be the favorite.

How to Make Ensaymada

Manny

Ensaymada or ensaimada is a favorite and popular Filipino fluffy bread coated with margarine and butter.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Bread Recipe

Cuisine Filipino

Servings 2 dozen

Calories 244 kcal

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 cup warm water
4 tsp. active dry yeast
1 cup all-purpose flour (for the sponge yeast)
1/8 cup butter softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
5 egg yolks
1 cup fresh milk or evaporated milk
4 cups all-purpose flour (for the dough)
Melted butter for brushing grated cheese

Instructions

How to make ensaimada:

Dissolve the sugar in the warm water. Add the yeast and let stand until softened
Add 1 cup flour gradually until well blended. Cover bowl with a damp cloth and set aside in warm place for 30 minutes. (This is the sponge yeast).
Meanwhile, cream butter and sugar thoroughly; add salt and egg yolks, beating well after each addition. Then add milk and stir.
Add 4 cups all-purpose flour gradually, blending well. Add this mixture to the sponge yeast. Mix well.
Put dough in slightly greased bowl and cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place for 2 hours.
Punch down. Divide dough into desired size of rolls. Roll out thinly.
Spread surface with melted butter and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Roll as in jelly roll, starting from the lower left hand corner
Place in greased ensaimada molds. Let rise for 2 hours.
Bake in preheated oven at 400 °F for from 10 to 15 minutes.
After taking out from oven, brush with butter and sprinkle with grated cheese and sugar.
Yield: 2 dozens.

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Comments

Amm Mars says
March 18, 2019 at 6:59 pm
#2 & #4 instruction is confuse me. There’s 2 all purpose flour in ingredients. Which one is for #2 & #4?. Please clarify. Thanks
- admin says
  March 31, 2019 at 10:53 am
  
  Hi Amm, I’ve corrected the recipe already. Hope this helps.
Marisol says
May 28, 2020 at 8:28 pm
Can I use instant dry yeast?
- admin says
  May 30, 2020 at 4:08 pm
  
  Hi Marisol, yes you can use instant dry yeast.
  - Ness says
    June 10, 2020 at 2:14 pm
    Hi! Can I use bread flour instead of all purpose flour? Will there be any bad effect on the dough (or the bread itself) if I use bread flour?
    - admin says
      June 12, 2020 at 3:23 pm
      
      Hi Ness, yes you can use bread flour and there will be no bad effect.
  - Ness says
    June 10, 2020 at 2:17 pm
    Do I have to do #1 if I’m going to use instant yeast?
    - admin says
      June 12, 2020 at 3:30 pm
      HI Ness, yes I think you do #1 but less time is needed. Maybe 20 minutes instead of 30 minutes on step no.2
gina says
October 5, 2021 at 5:57 pm
So did you mean 1 cup of milk or a can of evaporated milk instead of 1 cup flour?
- admin says
  October 12, 2021 at 5:35 am
  
  Hi Gina, the 1 cup all purpose flour is for making the sponge yeast. The other 4 cups is for the dough. Please read the instructions. Thanks!