Homemade Ensaymada (Rich and Buttery)

Name: Homemade Ensaymada (Rich and Buttery)
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: ½ cup warm water (105F - 110F); 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 ½ tablespoons active dry yeast; 1 cup warm milk; 8 egg yolks (from large eggs); 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1 cup melted butter (divided (set aside ⅓ cup for brushing)); 6 to 7 cups all-purpose flour; Extra melted butter for brushing the molds; ½ cup butter; 1 to 2 tablespoons icing sugar (powdered sugar) (OR just brush with softened butter and dip in sugar)

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Tinapay (bread in Filipino) is as much a staple as rice to us Filipinos. We have it in the morning, a snack before lunchtime, in the afternoon merienda (snack

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Ingredients

½ cup warm water (105F - 110F)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 ½ tablespoons active dry yeast
1 cup warm milk
8 egg yolks (from large eggs)
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup melted butter (divided (set aside ⅓ cup for brushing))
6 to 7 cups all-purpose flour
Extra melted butter for brushing the molds
½ cup butter
1 to 2 tablespoons icing sugar (powdered sugar) (OR just brush with softened butter and dip in sugar)