Ingredients:
1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 cup warm water
4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
8 egg yolks
4 cups all-purpose flour
Melted butter for brushing grated cheese
How to make ensaimada:
- Dissolve the sugar in the warm water. Add the yeast and let stand until softened
- Add flour gradually until well blended. Cover bowl with a damp cloth and set aside in warm place for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cream butter and sugar thoroughly; add salt and egg yolks, beating well after each addition.
- Add 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 degrees 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.
