Honeycomb Bread with Sweet Cream Cheese Filling

Ingredients

• 1 cup Milk (Lukewarm)
• 1 tbsp Yeast
• 2 tbsp Sugar (For the yeast mixture)
• 1 Egg (Whole egg, for the dough)
• 0.25 cup Olive oil (Mixed into the wet ingredients)
• 3.25 cup All-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Salt
• Oil (Pour over the dough before covering; amount not specified)
• 0.75 cup Cream cheese (Softened; for the filling)
• 3 tbsp Sugar (For the cream cheese filling)
• Vanilla (For brushing on top; amount not specified)
• Egg wash (For brushing the tops; amount and composition not specified)
• Condensed milk (For topping; amount not specified)
• Honey (For topping; amount not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Place the lukewarm milk in a bowl. Add the yeast and 2 tablespoons of sugar, then mix well.

2. 2

   Set the yeast mixture aside for 7 minutes, until it becomes bubbly and activated. If it does not bubble, the milk may have been too hot or the yeast may be inactive; the recipe will fail without an active yeast mixture.

3. 3

   Add the whole egg and 1/4 cup olive oil to the activated yeast mixture. Mix well.

4. 4

   In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour and salt.

5. 5

   Pour the wet yeast mixture into the flour mixture. Mix until all the wet and dry ingredients are combined.

6. 6

   Pour oil over the dough, cover the bowl with a cloth, and let it rest in a warm place for about 1 hour.

7. 7

   After the first hour, knead the dough well and form it into a round ball. Let it rest for another hour.

8. 8

   Mix the softened cream cheese with 3 tablespoons sugar until well combined. Set the filling aside.

9. 9

   Form the dough into evenly sized balls, approximately 1 tablespoon each.

10. 10

    Flatten or spread each dough ball, add some cream cheese filling, then close the dough around the filling and shape it back into a round ball. Do not apply too much pressure, or the cheese may leak out.

11. 11

    Arrange the filled balls evenly in a baking tray. Let them rest for another 30 minutes, until they rise and double in size.

12. 12

    Brush the tops with vanilla and egg wash.

13. 13

    Bake at 320°F for 25 minutes.

14. 14

    Top the baked bread with condensed milk and honey, then serve.

Notes

The source does not specify the amount of oil used over the dough, the amount or composition of the egg wash, or the quantities of vanilla, condensed milk, and honey. It also does not specify the baking-tray size or whether the tray should be greased.

Nutrition per serving

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