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Pan De Leche: Filipino Milk Bread takes 90 minutes to prepare.

Pan De Leche: Filipino Milk Bread takes 40 minutes to cook.

Pan De Leche: Filipino Milk Bread makes 15 servings.

The ingredients for Pan De Leche: Filipino Milk Bread are:

1 cup milk, scalded and cooled
1 ounce active yeast
4 cups white flour
1/2 pound butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tablespoon salt
4 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Egg wash

Here is how you make Pan De Leche: Filipino Milk Bread:

Preheat oven to 375*F.In a bowl, combine the milk, yeast and 2 cups of the flour and mix into a soft dough. Place in a large greased bowl, cover with a towel and set aside in a warm place. Allow to double in size, about 30-40 minutes. This forms the sponge.In a mixer, cream the butter, the 1/2 cup of sugar and the salt until well blended. Mix in the 4 eggs and vanilla extract.When the sponge has risen, add it to the butter and egg mixture and mix well to break it up.Add the remaining 2 cups of flour. The dough should feel smooth and elastic. Add more flour or milk to achieve this consistency.Place the dough on a greased cookie sheet. Using a rolling pin, shape and flatten the dough into a rectangle 1 inch thick. Allow to rise again for 30-40 minutes. In a bowl, combine the ingredients for the egg wash.Just before baking, score the dough lightly with a knife to make a checkerboard pattern of rectangles 1 1/2 inches by 3 inches. Brush the top of the dough with the egg wash.Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.Number of Servings: 15Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AVELANCH.

The nutritional information for Pan De Leche: Filipino Milk Bread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 15
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 289.6

• Total Fat: 14.2 g
• Cholesterol: 93.4 mg
• Sodium: 351.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
• Protein: 6.1 g