Mini Ensaymada

Ingredients:
3 tsps. yeast
1 tbsp. sugar
½ cup lukewarm water
1-½ cups evaporated milk
½ cup butter
½ cup sugar
3/4 cup water
8 eggyolks
6-7 cups all purpose flour
½ cup butter
2 cups sweet ham, chopped
Grated cheese

Directions:
Dissolve yeast and sugar in lukewarm water; set aside.
Scald milk, butter, sugar and water; let cool and add the yeast mixture. Stir well.
Add eggyolks and mix until well-blended.
Sift flour into a bowl and add the yeast-milk mixture.
Beat with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.
Set aside and let rise until double in bulk.
Roll dough into a long cylinder and divide into equal pieces.
Roll out each piece thinly and brush the surface with butter.
Sprinkle with ham and grated cheese.
Roll as in jelly roll and form into a coil.
Place in greased ensaymada molds and let rise for another hour or until double in bulk.
Bake at 375ºF for 2 minutes.
Brush top with butter, sprinkle with sugar and grated cheese.

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