Hawaiian Bubble Bread

By chelyc13

Ingredients

• 1 teas sugar
• 1 pkg quick rise yeast
• 1 cup warm water (100-110)
• 1 cup sliced ripe banana
• 1/2 cup pineapple-orange-banana juice concentrate, undiluted
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 tblsp butter, melted
• 5 cups bread flour, divided (about 23 3/4 oz)
• 1 teas salt
• cooking spray
• 1/4 cup cream of coconut
• 2 tblsp pineapple-orange-banana juice concentrate, undiluted 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. Dissolve sugar and yeast in 1 cup warm water, and let stand for 5 minutes.

2. Combine banana, 1/2 cup juice concentrate, honey, and butter in a blender; process until smooth, and set aside.

3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 2 cups flour and salt in large bowl, stirring well. Add yeast mixture and banana mixture to flour mixture, stirring until well blended. Add 2 3/4 cups flour, stirring to form a soft dough.

4. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes). Add enough of the remaining flour, 1 tblsp at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands.

5. Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size. Punch dough down. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; let rest 5 minutes. Form the dough into 1 1/2 inch balls (about 30 balls) on a lightly floured surface. Layer balls in a 10 inch tube pan coated with cooking spray; set aside.

6. Combine cream of coconut and 2 tblsp juice concentrate in bowl; stir well. Pour 3 tblsp juice mixture over dough; set remaining juice misture aside. Cover dough, and let rise 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.

7. Preheat oven to 350.

8. Uncover dough, and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Cool in pan for 20 minutes. Remove from pan; place on a wire rack. Stir powdered sugar into remaining juice mixture. Drizzle powdered sugar mixture over top of warm bread.