ALOHA BREAD! I made the recipe super easy for you, the rolls are sweet, soft, and oh yes..... they even say Aloha when you bite into them! These rolls are amazing and the recipe is incredibly easy. just follow the steps and you can't go wrong!
Aloha! Why have I called this recipe Aloha Bread? Can you guess what is in the ingredients? This is a delicious bundle of soft, light, sweet rolls with a pineapple flavor and oh boy! It is delicious!
This is an easy recipe, you can use a stand mixer or make by hand, and below at the end, I will add a very nice video for you if you wish to make by hand so you have the correct kneading technique so as to not spoil your wonderful bread. Try our lovely Aloha Bread recipe, it really is super soft, moist and yes, very very addictive!
If you enjoy sweet rolls, why not try our really popular Blueberry Cream Cheese Swirly Bread Rolls. Oh boy! Be sure to make plenty of these too because they never last long!
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Prep time
2 hrs (includes rise etc)
Cook Time
15 - 20 minutes
Yield
16 rolls
You need
2 x 9 inch cake pans and parchment paper.
Ingredients
One package .25 oz or 7 g active dry yeast
¼ cup or 60 ml warm water
2 eggs
½ cup or 120 ml pineapple juice
¼ cup or 60 ml water
⅓ cup or 75 g white sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup or 55 g butter, melted
4 Cups or 500 g all-purpose flour
¼ Teaspoon Salt (add it to the flour)
Instructions
1. In small bowl dissolve yeast in ¼ cup warm water, not so hot you can't touch it, just tepid warm, cover and leave for about 10 minutes.
2. In a stand mixer, beat the yeast mixture, eggs, pineapple juice, ¼ cup water, sugar, vanilla, and melted butter.
When all combined, gradually stir in salt & flour until a stiff batter-like dough is formed.
If your dough is too wet, don’t be afraid to add more flour, a tablespoon at a time until it is dry enough to handle. It should come away from the mixing bowl in a ‘ball’ after kneading.
Knead for 10 minutes using the dough hook, or by hand if you don't have a stand mixer. (again, use more flour if kneading by hand so it is not too sticky wet to handle) Watch the short video at the end of this recipe for kneading by hand.
3. Cover with a clean cloth and place somewhere warm to let rise for 1 hour.
4. Punch the air out of the dough and turn it onto a well-floured surface.
5. Divide into 2 equal pieces and then divide each of those two pieces into 8, so in total, you get 16 pieces
Use 2 x 9-inch baking pans, and grease and flour the pans.
6. After dividing the dough, form into buns like in the photo below, so the seam side is placed down in the pan.
Arrange the buns like the photo, all around and one in the middle. Cover and let rise again until doubled and they are touching each other, about 40 minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 350F / 180 C / Gas 4
8. Bake for 15- 20 minutes, then remove from the oven and brush the tops with melted butter.
To test if the rolls are cooked through, tip them out the pan (use a cloth!) and tap the base. Especially in the center. If it sounds hollow, they’re done. If not, return to the oven for another 5 – 10 minutes. Every oven is different but now you know the trick to see if they’re done!
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our Aloha Bread recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
Watch this handy video if you want to make this bread by hand. It's short and has great advice!
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Aloha Bread
ALOHA BREAD! I made the recipe super easy for you, the rolls are sweet, soft, and oh yes..... they even say Aloha when you bite into them!
Ingredients
- 0.25oz (One package) or 7 g active dry yeast
- ¼ cup or 60 ml warm water
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup or 120 ml pineapple juice
- ¼ cup or 60 ml water
- ⅓ cup or 75 g white sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup or 55 g butter, melted
- 4 Cups or 500 g all-purpose flour
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt, add it to the flour
Instructions
- In small bowl dissolve yeast in ¼ cup warm water, not so hot you can't touch it, just tepid warm, cover and leave for about 10 minutes.
- In a stand mixer, beat the yeast mixture,eggs, pineapple juice, ¼ cup water, sugar, vanilla, and melted butter. When all combined, gradually stir in salt & flour until a stiff batter like dough is formed. *** If your dough is too wet, don't be afraid to add more flour, a tablespoon at a time until it is dry enough to handle. It should come away from the mixing bowl in a 'ball' after kneading. Knead for 10 minutes using the dough hook, or by hand if you don't have a stand mixer. (again, use more flour if kneading by hand so it is not too sticky wet to handle) Watch the short video at the end of this recipe for kneading by hand.
- Cover with a clean cloth and place somewhere warm to let rise for 1 hour.
- Punch the air out of the dough and turn it onto a well floured surface.
- Divide into 2 equal pieces and then divide each of those two pieces into 8, so in total you get 16 pieces. Use 2 x 9 inch baking pans, and grease and flour the pans.
- After dividing the dough, form into buns like in the photo below, so the seam side is placed down in the pan.
- Arrange the buns like the photo, all around and one in the middle. Cover and let rise again until doubled and they are touching each other, about 40 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350F / 180 C / Gas 4
- Bake for 15- 20 minutes, then remove from the oven and brush the tops with melted butter. To test if the rolls are cooked through, Tip them out the pan (use a cloth!) and tap the base. Especially in the centre. If it sounds hollow, they're done. If not, return to the oven for another 5 - 10 minutes. Every oven is different but now you know the trick to see if they're done!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 200Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 66mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 5g
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Marilyn
says:I think I did something wrong, they weren’t fluffy in the end. Did I over knead the dough?
Crystal
says:Just finished a batch. Had fast rising yeast and used pineapple juice out of a can of pineapple. Results were a light and fluffy roll, but it didn’t taste of pineapple or the store brought Hawaiian roll. They were delicious all the same!
Karen
says:Made the Blueberry Swirly Bread to sell at local farmer’s market and they flew off the table. These are sooooooo good!
Kathi
says:Hi have a question on step 5 thru seven can I put the two halves in loaf pan and let rise as recipe states how long would I bake the bread?recipe sounds delicious !!!Thank You for your time,
CAROLANN RIDDLE
says:Hi I have 2 questions—can instant yeast be used instead of active and the water used with the pineapple juice can it be substituted for milk for richness—any suggestions?
Steve
says:Oh, my, goodness! I made these last night and they are exactly like the store-bought brand…exactly.
These are so good to eat. Congratulations for a copycat recipe this good.
Vanessa
says:This bread is a big winner in our house. With friends making orders. I wouldnt change a thing. One time I was taken on a Big learning adventure where I was taught to use the exact yeast dry active. Do not change that step at all. Also do not use a muffin pan. Im baking this one for the 5th time tonight. I always make extra batches. 1 batch is never enough so delicious.
Tanya
says:I don’t havepineapple juice what do u suggest in its place
Christine
says:Hi. Would I be able to freeze one of the pans of dough?
Carolynn
says:Hello! Love this bread. I found some pineapple extract on Amazon to sub for the vanilla. I’m going to try adding a little crushed pineapple in the next batch of buns. I will have to adjust the flour of course. Great with teriyaki burgers, and ham sandwiches too!
Robbie
says:This looks amazing, I can’t wait to try it. How do you think extra virgin coconut oil would go in it in place of melted butter? I use coconut oil in bread often and it gives just a hint of coconut flavor.
be moore
says:I love this recipe, tastes like kings hawaiian .
Oskar
says:no se podrá hacer esta receta en la maquina de pan, como un pan dulce ????
You can not make this recipe in the bread machine, like a sweet bread ????
Amanda
says:Outstanding! We planned a trip to HI which is now delayed now due to COVID. The bread consoles us a little. :)
Dolores Jones
says:Thank you looking forward to having a lot of posts from you. I love bread. There is another bread recipe I want also. You make the dough leave to raise then butter the pan make balls of dough pot into pan. Potatoes bake payed into milk shake well and pay over when bread comes out of oven. I don’t know if I have the recipe right. Please if you have it. Would be very happy to have the recipe. Thank you
Dolores Jones
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