Ingredients
- 225 g of strong flour
- 90 ml water
- 50 g sugar
- 5 g yeast
- 40 g butter
- 1 egg
- Icing sugar to decorate
Ensaimadas
Type of dish
Breakfasts
Preparation time
60 min
Cooking time
10-12 min
Portions
4
Step-by-step cooking method
- Mix the flour and yeast in a bowl.
- Add the egg and the rest of the ingredients to the bowl. Stir well to create a dough.
- Knead with your hands and make a ball with the dough.
- Leave the ball of dough to prove for 30 minutes in the bowl covered with cling film.
- Knead again and make a new ball with the dough.
- Divide the ball of dough into 4 and make a ball with each part.
- Leave the 4 balls to prove for 1 hour covered with cling film.
- Roll each ball of dough into a rectangle shape. Add a little butter to the dough and roll with a rolling pin until it becomes very thin.
- Pick up the dough and gradually roll into a long sausage shape and leave to prove for 1 hour.
- Roll it, shaping the ensaimadas and leaving space for the dough to expand. Leave to prove for 3 hours.
- Bake the ensaimadas in the fryer.
- Leave to cool and decorate with icing sugar to serve.
