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It's hard to find Filipino ingredients where I live. So when our local Farmer's Market had ube that's labeled as purple sweet potato on display, I got excited. My husband Steve (a.k.a. The Gourmet Geek) made this dreamy, light, and delectable treat that's melt-in-your-mouth goodness.
Ingredients
Dough
600g Bread Flour
6g Salt
24g Brown Sugar
12g Active Dry Yeast
360g Evaporated Milk
150g Warm Water
18g Coconut Oil
10g Vanilla Extract
10g Cinnamon Extract
Filling:
250g Brown Sugar
30g Dark Cinnamon
400g Mashed Steamed Ube
1 Stick of Butter, Melted
Procedure
1) Whisk yeast into the mixture of milk, warm water, and sugar until dissolved, then add oil, vanilla and cinnamon extract.
Allow to stand for 5 minutes to activate the yeast.
2) Put bread flour, salt, and the liquid mixture in a bowl.
If using a mixer, use the dough hook and knead for 6 minutes.
If by hand, knead for 15 minutes.
Rise the dough covered for 45 minutes.
3) Roll-out to form a rectangular shape, no more than 6 mm thick.
4) Spread the filling ingredients over the dough rectangle.
5) Roll-up and seal the edges.
6) Cut into sections about 4 cm thick.
7) Place into greased or non-stick baking pan.
8) Allow to rise for 30 minutes.
9) Bake at 350F (180C) for 32 minutes,
10) Unmold onto a serving plate while hot.
