Pan Dulces

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat.
• 2 add the butter, stir until melted and pour into a large bowl to cool.
• 3 dissolve yeast in the milk mixture.
• 4 mix in 1/3 cup sugar, salt, eggs and 2 cups flour.
• 5 stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 when the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 8 minutes. lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil.
• 7 cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• 8 divide the dough into 16 equal pieces and form into rounds.
• 9 with a rolling pin, roll the rounds into oval buns. place them onto two lightly greased baking sheets.
• 10 cover the rolls with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
• 11 meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• 12 while the bread rises, make the topping:
• 13 in a small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sugar, 2/3 cup flour, butter until a crumb mixture forms.
• 14 stir in the egg yolks until well blended. crumble the topping over the rolls so the entire surface is covered.
• 15 bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until sugar topping is lightly browned.