Hawaiian Bubble Bread

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• 1 (2 1/4 teaspoon) package fast rising yeast
• 1 cup warm water (temp from 100-110 degrees F)
• 1 cup sliced ripe banana
• 1/2 cup pineapple-orange-banana juice, concentrate undiluted
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 5 cups bread flour, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt
• cooking spray
• 1/4 cup coconut cream (cream of coconut)
• 2 tablespoons pineapple-orange-banana juice, concentrate undiluted
• 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar

Directions

1. 1

   In 1 cup of warm water, dissolve the sugar and yeast and let stand for 5 minutes.

2. 2

   In a blender, combine the banana, 1/2 cup of the pineapple-orange-banana juice concentrate, honey, and butter, and blend until smooth. Set aside.

3. 3

   Get dry measuring cups and lightly spoon 2 cups bread flour into them, then level with a knife. In a large bowl, stir together the measured flour and the salt, then add the yeast mixture and the blended banana mixture and stir well to combine. Measure out another level 2 1/4 cups bread flour into the measuring cups and stir it into the mixture to form a soft dough.

4. 4

   Lightly flour a counter or board and turn out the dough onto it. Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Add, 1 tablespoon at a time, enough of the remaining flour to keep the dough from sticking to your hands while kneading.

5. 5

   Coat a large bowl with cooking spray and place the kneaded dough in it, turning the dough to coat the top with the spray. Cover bowl with a light cloth and let dough rise in a warm place (about 85 degrees F and free from drafts) for about 1 1/2 hours or until the dough has doubled in size.

6. 6

   When it has doubled, punch the dough down and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and let it rest for 5 minutes.

7. 7

   Coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray.

8. 8

   Pull away pieces of dough and form them into balls about 1 1/2 inches in size, which will make about 30 balls. Layer the dough balls in the prepared tube pan and set aside.

9. 9

   In a bowl combine the coconut cream (cream of coconut) and 2 tablespoons of pineapple-orange-banana juice concentrate, stirring well. Pour 3 tablespoons of the mixture over the dough in the tube pan, and set aside the remaining amount of juice mixture.

10. 10

    Cover dough in tube pan with a light cloth and let rise for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.

11. 11

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

12. 12

    Remove cloth from dough and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until it sounds hollow when you tap it.

13. 13

    Remove pan from oven and let the bread cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Remove bread (which should still be somewhat warm) from pan and place on a wire rack.

14. 14

    Stir the powdered sugar into the remaining juice mixture and drizzle it over the top of the warm bread.

15. 15

    Makes 18 servings. Cut the bread into slices or let folks pull apart the bubbles. :).