Monggo Loaf Bread Recipe
Soft and pillowy monggo loaf bread oozing with sweet red mung bean paste filling – an excellent pair with a cup of coffee or tea for breakfast or snack.
Equipment
- Oven
- Cooker
- Mixing Bowl
- Measuring spoons and cup
- Loaf pan (I used 10"x5.5")
- Potato masher or blender (if available)
Ingredients
Red mung beans filling:
- 300 grams red muung beans, soaked overnight and boiled
- 1 cup sugar
- water
Dough:
- ¾ cup milk, fresh or evaporated milk
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons (43g) melted butter
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence or extract
- 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, more for kneading
Instructions
Prepare your red moong beans:
- Wash and soak your red moong beans overnight. Drain from the water and boil until soft.
- Take another batch of water and add to the softened moong beans, then add sugar.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally for about 10-15 minutes or until softer.
- Mash the red mung beans using a potato masher (if available) while cooking at the cooker and let it boil until water lessen and it becomes a paste consistency. Alternatively, you can process the beans into a puree using a blender after it has cooled down.
- Transfer to a bowl to cool down.
Prepare the dough:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine milk, egg, sugar, melted butter, yeast, salt and vanilla essence. Whisk until well blended then add the all-purpose flour.
- Add some extra flour gradually while stirring using a wooden spoon until the mixture turns into a soft dough.
- Turn the dough into a floured surface and start to knead for around 8-12 minutes, until it becomes smooth and elastic. Let it rest for 10 minutes in a oiled bowl, covered.
Assemble and bake:
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 14x10 inch rectangle. Spread the monggo filling all over the rolled dough.
- Roll the dough from the short side to form a tight log. Cut the log into 4 equal portions using a thread or a knife.
- Arrange the portions in a greased loaf pan and place them in a preheated oven of 180 °C / 350 °F . Make sure the oven is turned off when you put the loaf pan. This will make rising faster. Let it rise for about 40-50 minutes or until the dough doubled in size. Take the loaf out of the oven.
- Preheat the oven again to 180 °C / 350 °F. Bake the loaf for 15-20 minutes or until top is golden brown.
- Cool before slicing and serve with coffee or tea.
- Share and enjoy!
