Society Hill Society‘s executive chef Yun Fuentes: This recipe is for a bread I used to eat for breakfast as a child in Puerto Rico. There are plenty of places that would sell this bread, and some people would sell it door-to-door. My favorite was made at a place called “La Bombonera,” which unfortunately closed its doors a year or two ago. They would take this bread toasted, spread butter on it, and serve it with freshly-squeezed orange juice. Enjoy Mallorca Bread!
Chef Yun Fuentes’ Mallorca Bread
Servings: 12 buns of bread
Ingredients:
- instant yeast, 2 tsp
- all purpose flour, 1 1/4 cup & 5 cups
- warm water, 1 1/4 cup
- granulated sugar, 4 tbl & 1/2 cup
- 5 eggs, scrambled
- extra virgin olive oil, 3/4 cup
- salt
- powdered sugar
- butter, 1/4 pound
Instructions:
- In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
- Add 1 1/4 cup flour and mix until well combined.
- Form a ball with the dough, place in a mixing bowl, and cover with a towel for 3 hours.
- After 3 hours, add 4 tablespoons of sugar, the eggs and 1/4 cup of olive oil.
- Add some salt and knead.
- Place in a bowl, and cover with a towel.
- Place the bowl in an oven and rest for 4 hours. (Oven must be turned off. Only pilot light on.)
- After 4 hours, add 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of olive oil, 5 cups flour and salt to taste.
- Knead the dough over a floured surface until it is soft.
- Place the bowl in an oven and rest for 4 hours. (Oven must be turned off. Only pilot light on.)
- After 4 hours, the dough should double in size. Place the dough over a floured surface.
- Cut into 12 evenly sized pieces.
- With a rolling pin, stretch each piece to a 10″ x 4″ rectangle.
- Roll each piece the long way into a string like shape, and then roll the strings into spiral shaped buns.
- Place the buns in a sheet tray lined with parchment paper, and cover with a towel.
- Place the sheet tray in an oven, and leave overnight. (Oven must be turned off. Only pilot light on.)
- The next morning, pull the tray from the oven, and turn the oven to 400 degrees.
- Once the oven reaches the desired temperature, place the tray with the buns inside it.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Pull tray from oven, brush butter over each bun, and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar over each bun to taste.
- Serve, and enjoy!
