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Hawaiian sweet bread
Soft, golden Portuguese-style sweet loaf with pineapple juice
Hawaiian sweet bread grew from the pão doce that Portuguese families baked in the islands at Easter, and bakeries in Hilo made it famous as a soft, golden, faintly tangy loaf. Pineapple juice gives a gentle fruity sweetness, and the crumb is pillowy and pulls apart in strands. Eat it toasted with butter, or use it for French toast. Chef's tip: the dough should be very soft; be patient during kneading instead of adding extra flour.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
- ½ cup pineapple juicewarm
- ½ cup milkwarm
- ¼ oz instant dried yeast
- 2 ⅞ oz sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 ½ oz buttersoft
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ⅛ lb strong white bread flour
- 1 tsp salt
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Mix the ½ cup pineapple juice, ½ cup milk, ¼ oz instant dried yeast, 2 ⅞ oz sugar, 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract, then add the 1 ⅛ lb strong white bread flour and 1 tsp salt and mix to a shaggy dough.
3 minStep 2: Knead for 5 minutes, then add the 2 ½ oz butter bit by bit and knead 8 minutes more, until soft, smooth and elastic.
13 minStep 3: Cover and rise in a warm place for 1½–2 hours until doubled.
100 minStep 4: Divide into 3 balls and set them in a buttered 23 cm round cake tin. Cover and rise 1 hour until puffy and touching. Heat the oven to 350°F (300°F fan).
60 minStep 5: Brush with the 1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tbsp milk and bake for 25–30 minutes, covering loosely with foil after 15 minutes. It is done when deep golden and it sounds hollow underneath. A common mistake is skipping the foil; the sugar makes the top burn.
30 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 250 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does hawaiian sweet bread take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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