Hawaiian Sweet Bread Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Hawaiian Sweet Bread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + rising Bake: 30 min. + cooling
YIELD: 3 loaves (12 pieces each).
The mother of a high school friend would make 13 loaves of this lightly sweet Hawaiian bread recipe at a time! I make this bread year-round, but my family insists it's a "must" for the holidays. —Ruthie Banks, Prescott, Arizona
Ingredients
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2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
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1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup pineapple juice
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1 cup 2% milk
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7-1/2 to 8 cups all-purpose flour, divided
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3/4 cup mashed potato flakes
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2/3 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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3 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
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1.
In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; let stand until bubbles form on surface, 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat butter until melted. Add pineapple juice and milk and continue to heat gently until mixture reaches 110°-115°.
In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, potato flakes, sugar, salt and ginger. Add yeast and butter mixtures to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough; dough will be sticky.
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2.
Turn dough onto a floured surface; with floured hands, knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes, adding more flour to surface and hands as needed. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours.
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3.
Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds. Shape each into a ball. Place in 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans lined with parchment. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until golden brown and internal temperature of loaves reaches 200°, 30-35 minutes, covering loosely with foil during the last 10 minutes of baking if needed to prevent tops from overbrowning. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 146 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 25mg cholesterol, 103mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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