Professional Recipe: Homemade Sweet Bread

Ingredients:

For the Dough:

• 300g all-purpose flour
• 40g sugar
• 2g salt
• 7g dry yeast
• 1 egg
• 140ml warm milk
• 40g cream cheese
• 30g butter

For the Custard Filling:

• 300g custard

Feel free to experiment with ingredient replacements. For instance, you can opt for whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour for a richer flavor. For a lighter alternative, consider substituting Greek yogurt for cream cheese in the dough.

Directions:

1. Mixing the Dough: In a bowl, blend warm milk, sugar, yeast, egg, and cream cheese until well combined.
2. Adding Dry Ingredients: Integrate all-purpose flour and salt into the mixture. Knead the dough until it attains a smooth consistency.
3. Incorporating Butter: Knead the soft butter into the dough and let it rest for 2 hours or until it doubles in size.
4. Dividing and Shaping: Divide the dough into 12 pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
5. Filling with Custard: Flatten each dough ball and add a tablespoon of custard. Seal the edges by pinching them together.
6. Resting Time: Allow the filled dough balls to rest for 30 minutes to enable them to rise.
7. Arranging in the Pan: Slightly roll out each ball and place them on a round, overlapping baking pan.
8. Final Rise and Baking: Let the assembled balls rise for an additional hour. Bake at 160°C/320°F for 30 minutes. Brush with butter before serving.