Spanish Sweet Milk Bread Recipe – Pan de Leche

This Spanish Sweet Milk Bread Recipe makes 4 large rolls or 4 servings for breakfast.

1. Gather the ingredients.

2. Mix in the dried yeast into the warmed milk until dissolved.

3. Cover with a small kitchen towel and set in a warm place, away from drafts for 10 minutes.

4. Cream butter and sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl.

5. Beat egg into the butter-sugar mixture.

6. Add yeast-milk mixture and mix thoroughly.

7. Add flour to mixing bowl, a 1/2 cup at a time. Mix in flour with a wooden spoon until dough forms a ball. If necessary, add additional flour 1 tablespoon at a time until soft dough is formed.

8. Dust dough with 1 tablespoon of flour.

9. Cover bowl with a wet kitchen towel and place in a warm spot, away from drafts. Allow to rise for 30 minutes.

10. Uncover dough. After rising, dough will be soft, spongy and sticky.

11. Coat hands with oil and knead dough 5 to 6 times.

12. Separate dough into 4 pieces.

13. Form into balls or rectangles and place on cookie sheet or baking stone.

14. Allow to rise for 15 minutes. Pre-heat oven to 400° F (200° C). 

15. Bake bread for 7 minutes. Remove and brush bread with vegetable oil.

16. Return to oven and continue to bake for 7-10 minutes. Remove when bread begins to brown. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then serve with butter or jam.