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ENSAYMADA RECIPE

This light and airy bread is delicious to eat for breakfast or as a snack. Ingredients: 1/2 cup milk 4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 1 cup lukewarm water 1 cup butter 1 teaspoon salt 8 egg yolks 6 cups all-purpose flour Sugar for dusting Grated Edam or cheddar cheese (optional) Procedure Scald milk on top of a saucepan of a double boiler. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and sugar. To the scalded milk, add 1/2 of the butter, sugar, and salt. Stir until sugar is dissolved and butter melted. Cool mixture to lukewarm. Beat egg yolks lightly and add to lukewarm milk mixture. Add yeast to milk and egg mixture. Add flour and beat until well blended.  Knead on a floured board surface until smooth. Place dough on a greased bowl and brush with butter. Let rise until double in size in a warm place for 1 hour. When doubled in size, punch down and knead once more. In a greased surface, roll out small portion until paper-thin; brush the surface of dough with re