(La Mona de Brioche) or (Mona de Pasqua)
Perla’s Sweet Mona Bread (la mona de brioche)
DESCRIPTION
INGREDIENTS
- 6 cups flour
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbsp yeast
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 dash salt
- 1 tspn lemon zest (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Dilute the yeast in the warm water and let it foam for 15 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, sugar, and eggs, and the lemon zest. Mix well and add to the dough mixture.
- Knead for 10 minutes. Then add oil. Knead until dough ball doesn’t stick to bowl.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit until dough doubles in size (about 1 hour).
- Punch down the dough and knead again for 10-15 minutes until soft. (Sprinkle flour if needed to keep from sticking).
- Then form into small balls (the size of an egg) and place into a greased and floured round baking dish.
- Cover and let rise a second time for 1 hour until the balls double in size and touch each other.
- Preheat the oven to 350 ° F.
- MIX the egg yolk with a tablespoon of milk and gilded the top with a brush, and sprinkle with icing sugar.
- Bake in preheated oven 20-30 minutes or until Mona has a nice golden color.
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