King's Hawaiian Bread (Copycat)

Submitted by Redneck Epicurean

"We absolutely love this bread. My sister won't buy anything but. It's kinda expensive so when I came across this, I had to add it here so we (Mom, Chris, and I) could always have it and everyone else could enjoy it too. The first time I ever had it, it was with the Spinach Veggie dip...OMGOSH it was DEEEVINE! So...next time you don't wanna spend the money, whip it up yourself! It does take a while...but so worth it!"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 3 loaves

ingredients

• 6 cups all-purpose flour, plus
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups pineapple juice
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 (1/4 ounce) envelopes yeast
• 1⁄2 cup butter (one stick) or 1/2 cup margarine, melted (one stick)

directions

1. Beat the eggs. Add the pineapple juice, sugar, ginger, vanilla, and butter.
2. Place 3 cups of flour in a large bowl. Stir in the egg mixture until well-combined. Sprinkle in the yeast, one packet at a time, and mix.
3. Add the remaining 3 cups of flour and mix in . Blending with a spoon will be hard, so you may have to use your hands. Make sure it is thoroughly combined. Cover the bowl with a cloth and set in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.
4. Remove from the bowl and knead in 1/2 cup flour. Knead about 10 times. Divide into three equal parts.
5. Place in greased and floured loaf pans or shape into rolls. Cover and place in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or golden brown.

Reviews

[Cilusmc]

This is soooo good! I will say that the dough is very hard to work with and that I normally have to add more flour at the end than the recipe states. Also, I agree that it isn't quite the same sweetness as the store kind but after adding about 2-3tbsp of honey to the dough, it was spot on. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

 

[Michael B.]

This recipe is accessible and yields soft, slightly sweet rolls and loaves. For those who had difficulty with dense dough that did not proof, I had to adapt the recipe to hand mixed conditions because I do not have a stand mixer with a dough hook. Every recipe that advises adding yeast directly to the dry ingredients without pitching it in either water or juice has never worked for me. So conserve 1 cup of the pineapple juice (at room temperature) add 1 tsp of sugar and 1 tsp honey, sprinkle the yeast over the fluid (Approximately 1.5 tbsp for this recipe) and allow it 10-15 minutes to bloom in a warm environment. Meanwhile flour with the wet mixture that has used only 1 cup of pineapple juice and then mix in the yeast once it blooms (a frothy brown foam should be visible on the top). Extra flour might be necessary, though I never had any issues with the dough being sticky or difficult to work with.

 

[HomeBizWins]

This is THE BEST bread recipe I've even tried!!! SO SO SO AMAZING! We LOVE KHB anyway but I really wanted to try and make it myself and this recipe KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK!!<br/>I did as another reviewer said: added about 2 T of honey to the dough and about 3/4 c extra of flour. I did the entire thing in my stand mixer-started with the paddle attachment then moved to the dough one when it started to get more thick-never higher than level 2. I mixed it for a llooonnnngggg time-probably about 15 mins. Then I put it in a slightly warmed oven and THREE HOURS later, it hadn't risen. I went to bed. Woke up this morning to wonderfully light and airy dough. I added the extra 1/2 c flour and kneeded about 10 times, shaped it, let it sit out for 2 hours then baked. Then proceeded to devour 1/2 a loaf before thinking twice!!<br/>So completely easy!<br/>So completely yummy!!!<br/>Can't wait to give as pressies!!!<br/>Thank You!

 

[Linda K.]

I do not use rapid rise yeast. I use the regular yeast and I proof it in 1/2 cup of the pineapple juice slightly warmed. I also add 1/2 teaspoon salt. I then add the remaking 1 1/2 cups of pineapple juice. The bread comes out perfect! Are use my KitchenAid stand mixer on stir.

 

[messy_chef]

Wow. Seriously, WOW! These are amazing. I scaled it back to make two loaves, which fit just right into my bread machine. (I always use the dough cycle when making bread because I don't believe in kneading by hand.) No need to add the extra flour. Made these into buns and a loaf and they turned out great!