The bread guayuas are delicious little bread rolls, cheerfully decorated, widely enjoyed in Ecuador. Their preparation includes mixing yeast with warm milk, flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, butter, eggs, and vanilla. The dough is left to rise, shaped, filled if desired, baked, and decorated with glaze. A delight to enjoy at any time.
In Bread Guayuas, ingredients such as flour, yeast, and cinnamon are combined to achieve a soft and aromatic dough.
After letting it rest to rise, it is molded, filled if desired, baked, and decorated with a delicious glaze.
The final result is a sweet, fluffy bite that is sure to delight everyone.
Bread Guayuas
Ingredients
1 tablespoon of Instant yeast
½ cup of Warm milk
½ cup of Sugar
2 teaspoons of Salt
4 cups of Flour
1 Stick of butter
4 Eggs
1 teaspoon of Vanilla essence
Orange zest
2 Egg yolks
Colored glaze
Raisins
Chocolate, dulce de leche, or jam
Preparation
Step 1 : In a container, dissolve the yeast in warm milk, mix with a bit of flour, beat with a manual whisk, and let it rest for 1 hour to rise.
Step 2 : In a mixer, combine the flour, sugar, one teaspoon of cinnamon, and salt.
Step 3 : Mix well and add the butter, beat, then incorporate the eggs.
Step 4 : Add to the mixer the yeast mixture and vanilla, and beat until a smooth dough is obtained.
Step 5 : Form the dough into a ball and place it in a container, cover, and let it rise for 2 hours.
Step 6 : Once ready, flatten or break the dough, knead well, and work it.
Step 7 : Then, roll out with a rolling pin and cut shapes using a cardboard mold and cutter.
Step 8 : If desired, fill the shapes by stretching the dough, placing the filling on one end, and rolling up.
Step 9 : Shape the rolls and brush with egg yolk.
Step 10 : Bake at 175 degrees until golden.
Step 11 : After baking, wrap and let rest to prevent hardening.
Step 12 : Finally, decorate with glaze.
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