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Spanish Bread is a beloved Filipino pastry filled with a sweet, buttery filling and rolled in bread crumbs before baking to a golden perfection. Despite its name, it’s a Filipino original, often enjoyed with coffee or hot chocolate for breakfast or merienda (snack time). This recipe will take you step-by-step through creating these soft, fluffy, and lightly sweet rolls right at home.
Spanish Bread Recipe
Servings: Makes about 12 rolls
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Rising Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15-18 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 8 minutes
Ingredients:
Dough
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
- 2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) active dry yeast
- ¼ cup warm water (about 110°F)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 cup warm milk (about 110°F)
Filling
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup bread crumbs
- ¼ cup sweetened condensed milk (optional for extra creaminess)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Coating
- ½ cup bread crumbs
