Hawaiian Sweet Bread Recipe
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Hawaiian Sweet Bread

By: Ruthie Banks 
"The mother of a high school friend would make 13 of these lightly sweet loaves at a time! I make this bread year-round, but my family insists it's a 'must' for the holidays."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (31)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 36 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 7 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup instant mashed potato flakes
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 cups flour, potato flakes, sugar, yeast, salt and ginger. In a small saucepan, heat the milk, water, butter and pineapple juice to 120 degrees F-130 degrees F. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
  2. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours.
  3. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds. Shape each into a ball. Place in three greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
  4. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 24, 2008 by Shan   view full review
Really, really good. Not quite like Kings Hawaiian Sweet Bread, but still equally good in its...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2009 by April Warner Tracy Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I was recently in Hawaii and had the most heavenly sweet bread. I didn't get the recipe so I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 5, 2010 by cfine   view full review
Excellent soft bread. Needs to be slightly sweeter. Add additionaly pineapple juice, coconut...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2008 by John   view full review
The cook time, I found, needs to be longer. I cooked for 25 minutes on convection and the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2008 by Greek Lover Boy   view full review
Ah, Ruthie Banks! I just realized you're the same Taste-of-Home published recipe winner in the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2008 by MomW/4Hungrykids   view full review
Kings Hawaiian bread MOVE OVER! No more store bought hard to find stuff in my house. This...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2009 by Nicole N.   view full review
I followed instructions exactly but stirred while heating the liquid in the saucepan so the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2006 by huguenin   view full review
Wonderful. Finally, the Hawaiian Bread recipe I've been looking for.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 11, 2008 by JOSEPHINE ♥ ALLRECIPES   view full review
WILL USE OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!! NO BREADMAKER NECESSARY.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2008 by holiday4   view full review
It's a great basic bread.. but as the recipe stands it taste nothing like King's Hawaiian...

 

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