This intriguing bread lives up to its name because when you take a bite it tastes just a little like the islands. Hawaiian bread is slightly sweet with a very nice crumb that is a little denser and chewier than other breads. You can make sandwiches with this bread, have it with dinner, or eat it right out of the oven with a little butter. Make it as round loaves or as rolls.
Course Bread
Cuisine Hawaiian
Keyword Hawaiian bread, Hawaiian bread recipe, Homemade Hawaiian bread, How to make Hawaiian bread, recipe for Hawaiian bread
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Rising time 2 hourshours
Servings 12
Ingredients
6cupsunbleached flour
3eggs
2cupspineapple juice
¾cupwhite sugar
½teaspoongrated gingeror ground ginger
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
2packages Red Star yeast
1stick buttermelted
1teaspoonvegetable oil or avocado oil to coat pan
Instructions
Generously grease three round cake pans.
In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, pineapple juice, sugar, ginger, vanilla, and melted butter.
Add 3 cups of flour and mix until thoroughly combined.
Add the yeast and mix well.
Add the remaining 3 cups of flour and mix well. If the dough is sticking to the sides of the bowl, add a little more flour, a tablespoon at a time until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a ball. It will feel sticky to the touch.
Drizzle a little oil in a large bowl and spread it to coat the bottom and sides. Put the dough in the bowl and turn once to make sure the entire surface of the dough is coated with the oil. Cover it with a cloth and leave it in a warm place to rise for 1 hour or until the dough doubles in size.
Once the dough has risen, punch it down and divide it into three equal parts. Shape each of these parts into round loaves and place each one in its own greased pan.
Cover the loaves with cloth and allow them to rise for 1 hour.
Toward the end of the rise time, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
After rising, place the pans in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until done.
Notes
This recipe is for Hawaiian bread loaves. If you want to make Hawaiian bread rolls or buns (aka pull-aparts), separate the dough into equal parts and place on prepared baking pan with sides. Let rise for 60 minutes (as in instructions above) then set in preheated oven. Bake for 15 minutes and check for doneness. It may require another 5 minutes, depending on your oven. Do not overbake. Another option is to use a 9 x 13 pan to replace two round cake pans. Baking time is reduced by about 15 minutes less. But that is a general rule. Start checking for doneness after 15 minutes.