SPANISH BREAD RECIPE

Spanish Bread is a beloved Filipino pastry filled with a sweet, buttery filling and rolled in bread crumbs before baking to a golden perfection. Despite its name, it’s a Filipino original, often enjoyed with coffee or hot chocolate for breakfast or merienda (snack time). This recipe will take you step-by-step through creating these soft, fluffy, and lightly sweet rolls right at home.

Servings: Makes about 12 rolls
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Rising Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15-18 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 8 minutes

Ingredients:

Dough

3 ½ cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) active dry yeast
¼ cup warm water (about 110°F)
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg, room temperature
1 cup warm milk (about 110°F)

Filling

½ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup bread crumbs
¼ cup sweetened condensed milk (optional for extra creaminess)
1 tsp vanilla extract

Coating

½ cup bread crumbs

Instructions:

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