Special Ensaymada

Special Ensaymada

The Philippines also adopted the Majorcan ensaimada 

(commonly spelled ensaymada in Philippine languages). 
As a Spanish colony for over 300 years, 

the Philippine variant has evolved over the centuries and is perhaps 

one of the most common delicacies in the country. 
The localized pastry is a brioche baked with butter instead of lard 

and topped with grated cheese and sugar. 
Upscale versions of ensaymada can be topped with butter cream and sugar. 
During Christmas season, it used to be a marked tradition to top the pastry 

with a specially aged type of Edam cheese called queso de bola 

 and is eaten with hot chocolate and strawberries.

Filipino breads, cakes, pastries and desserts are always hard to find here in Australia or maybe I have set myself a very high standard when it comes to food and not a lot of them had made it quite to that level of high quality good food yet.

I have started to create a "Filipino Bread, Cakes, Pastries and other Desserts"

where you will start to see photos of all these delicious cakes, breads and desserts that we Filipinos in Australia have been craving for. Let's end this wishful thinking and turn this into a reality, shall we?

In a couple of months you will see this album get bigger and bigger with all these yummy foodies that I will start to bake and soon will be open for everyone to order.

In the meantime, let me know what you are craving for, and I will give it a shot and bake it for you!