Mantecadas (Sweet Bread)
This is a delicious bread and you can mix up the flavor you like to go with your meal. Whatever essence you choose, it is great to make little toasts for next mornings breakfast.
With Chicken Soup, I like the cinnamon.
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Ingredients:
| 2 | large eggs |
| 1/2 cup | + 1 tbs sugar |
| 1/2 cup | milk |
| 1/2 cup | vegetable oil |
| 1 teaspoon | vanilla or orange essence** |
| 1 teaspoon | orange zest (optional) |
| 1 cup | all purpose flour (1 cup minus 1 tbs) |
| 1 teaspoon | baking powder |
| 1 teaspoon | instant yeast |
| 1 pinch | of salt |
Directions:
NOTES:
**Every baker chooses the flavoring of their choice. It could be vanilla, lemon, orange, cinnamon or almond, or whatever flavor you like.
1. Preheat oven to 400F. Place muffin paper liners in muffin pan.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder and yeast in one medium size bowl, and set aside. Place egg and sugar in a large bowl and whisk until sugar has dissolved.
3. Add milk and the flavoring of your choice (vanilla, orange essence plus orange zest) and mix.
4. Incorporate the oil in a gentle stream and whisk again to form a homogenous mixture.
5. Slowly stir in the dry ingredients plus the pinch of salt, mixing gently until you have a very uniform batter. Do not over mix. Let the batter rest for 15 minutes.
6. With the help of a pitcher or a ladle, pour the batter into the already prepared muffin pan. Fill it up just a little bit bellow the edge. See picture above.
7. Carefully place in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for about 5 minutes on a cooling rack. They keep well for 2 to 3 days when stored in an airtight container.
Source: mexicoinmykitchen.com
