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Señorita Bread Recipe (Step-By-Step Filipino Spanish Bread)

March 18, 2021

Señorita Bread Recipe (Step-By-Step Filipino Spanish Bread)This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

This easy Senorita Bread recipe makes 15 scrumptious Filipino Spanish Bread that tastes just like the one they make at Starbread Bakery! It uses basic pantry ingredients, and takes 20 minutes to bake! Vegetarian.

If you ask me, one of the best food spots to go to in South Sacramento has to be Starbread Bakery. And the best thing to get there? Their famous Senorita Bread!

So because I live in Lawrence, KS, and buying this on the daily is a bit out of reach for me (though I totally would), I’ve settled on the next best thing: homemade Señorita Bread!

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1 RELATED: Get a FREE trial of Amazon Prime to get access to 2-day grocery deliveries!
2 What is Señorita Bread?
3 What Do You Need to Make Señorita Bread?
3.1 For the Dough:
3.2 For the Filling:
3.3 Other Ingredients (For Rolling)
4 How to Make Señorita Bread
4.1 Prepare the Dough
4.2 Make the Filling
4.3 Assemble the Senorita Bread
4.4 Bake the Senorita Bread
5 Looking for More Easy Baking Recipes?
6 Señorita Bread Recipe (Filipino Spanish Bread)
6.1 Ingredients
6.1.1 For the Dough:
6.1.2 For the Filling:
6.1.3 Other Ingredients (For Rolling)
6.2 Instructions
6.2.1 Prepare the Dough
6.2.2 Make the Filling
6.2.3 Assemble the Señorita Bread
6.2.4 Bake the Señorita Bread

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What is Señorita Bread?

In the Philippines, Senorita Bread is known as Spanish bread. It’s a popular afternoon snack that, here, was made popular by Starbread Bakery.

A good description of Senorita Bread is this: perfectly delicate rolls filled with a decadent combo of melted butter, sugar, and breadcrumbs. It’s almost like the Filipino version of Cinnabon without the frosting!

What Do You Need to Make Señorita Bread?

For the Dough:

  • 1 cup whole milk , warmed
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) instant yeast (I used this one)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter , softened to room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour

For the Filling:

  • 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoon all-purpose flour
  • 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs, crushed
  • 2 tablespoon milk
  • 1⁄2 cup white sugar or brown sugar
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
  • pinch of salt

Other Ingredients (For Rolling)

  • 1⁄4 cup breadcrumbs, crushed
  • melted butter

How to Make Señorita Bread

Prepare the Dough

  1. In a large bowl of your stand mixer (or manually with a large mixing bowl), whisk together the warm milk, yeast, and 1 Tablespoon of sugar together in the bowl of your stand mixer. Cover with a plastic wrap or towel and allow to sit for 5 minutes. 
  2. Add the egg, butter, salt, rest of the sugar, and half of the flour. Using a dough hook or paddle attachment, beat the mixture on low speed for 30-45 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula in between, then add the other half of the flour .
  3. Beat the mixture on medium speed until the dough comes together (about 4 minutes). The dough should be a little sticky, but still soft and can be kneaded.
  4. Trasnfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover with a clean towel or cling wrap. Let it rest in a warm spot for 1 hour, or until the dough has doubled.

Make the Filling

  1. While the dough is resting, add butter into a saucepan over medium-low heat. Once melted, turn off the heat and add in the flour, breadcrumbs, milk, sugar, and cinnamon together. Mix until combined.
  2. Since I used brown sugar in this batch, the filling looks a bit darker. If you use white sugar, the filling will be more of a light caramel color. Regardless, the texture should resemble a spreadable into a paste-like mixture that looks like this:

Assemble the Senorita Bread

  1. When the dough has doubled, punch down the dough with your clean fists to release the air inside.
  2. Then divide the dough into 14-16 equal pieces (it does not need to be exact), then shape each one into a smooth ball. Transfer the dough pieces onto a floured surface. Then, roll each dough into a triangle shape, like this:
  1. Spread the sugar filling on each piece of the dough. Starting from the long edge of the triangle, roll each piece inwards, like this:
  1. Brush on the extra melted butter, then roll in the crushed bread crumbs.

Bake the Senorita Bread

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet (LOVE these!).
  2. Place the rolls on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top.
  3. Serve warm, or allow the Señorita Bread to cool before transferring to an airtight container. ENJOY!

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a stack of cenorita bread fresh from the oven

Señorita Bread Recipe (Filipino Spanish Bread)

DWELL by Michelle
This easy Senorita Bread recipe makes 15 scrumptious Filipino Spanish Bread that tastes just like the one they make at Starbread Bakery! It uses basic pantry ingredients, and takes 20 minutes to bake! Vegetarian.
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 50 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 1 hr 10 mins
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Asian, Filipino
Servings 15 rolls
Calories 231 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Dough:

  • 1 cup whole milk , warmed
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) instant yeast (I used this one)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter , softened to room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour

For the Filling:

  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon (optional)
  • pinch of salt

Other Ingredients (For Rolling)

  • 1⁄4 cup breadcrumbs
  • melted butter

Instructions
 

Prepare the Dough

  • In a large bowl of your stand mixer (or manually with a large mixing bowl), whisk together the warm milk, yeast, and 1 Tablespoon of sugar together in the bowl of your stand mixer. Cover with a plastic wrap or towel and allow to sit for 5 minutes. 
  • Add the egg, butter, salt, rest of the sugar, and half of the flour. Using a dough hook or paddle attachment, beat the mixture on low speed for 30-45 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula in between, then add the other half of the flour .
  • Beat the mixture on medium speed until the dough comes together (about 4 minutes). The dough should be a little sticky, but still soft and can be kneaded.
  • Trasnfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover with a clean towel or cling wrap. Let it rest in a warm spot for 1 hour, or until the dough has doubled.

Make the Filling

  • While the dough is resting, add butter into a saucepan over medium-low heat. Once melted, turn off the heat and add in the flour, breadcrumbs, milk, sugar, and cinnamon together. Mix until combined.
  • Since I used brown sugar in this batch, the filling looks a bit darker. If you use white sugar, the filling will be more of a light caramel color. Regardless, the texture should resemble a spreadable paste-like mixture(see picture on the post above for reference).

Assemble the Señorita Bread

  • When the dough has doubled, punch down the dough with your clean fists to release the air inside.
  • Then divide the dough into 14-16 equal pieces (it does not need to be exact), then shape each one into a smooth ball. Transfer the dough pieces onto a floured surface. Then, roll each dough into a triangle shape (see picture on the post above for reference)
  • Spread the sugar filling on each piece of the dough. Starting from the long edge of the triangle, roll each piece inwards (see picture on the post above for reference)
  • Brush on the extra melted butter, then roll in the crushed bread crumbs.

Bake the Señorita Bread

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet (LOVE these!).
  • Place the rolls on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top.
  • Serve warm, or allow the Señorita Bread to cool before transferring to an airtight container. ENJOY!
Keyword afternoon snack, authentic recipes, bread, bread recipes, brown sugar, easy snack recipes, easy snacks, healthy snacks, snack, vegetarian, vegeterian recipes

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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Comments

  1. Olivia L says

    September 14, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    5 stars
    Followed your recipe to a T and it turned out great. Not as pretty as your picture because I rolled it wrong but the taste and texture was incredible!

    Reply
  2. Laikyn E says

    July 26, 2021 at 7:58 am

    5 stars
    i will absolutely make this recipe again. My bread came out fluffy and just super good!

    Reply
  3. Laurie P. says

    July 13, 2021 at 4:47 pm

    5 stars
    Fabulous recipe! senorita breads are my favorite!

    Reply
  4. Connie Lane says

    June 17, 2021 at 9:58 am

    For the filling, what do you mean by “breadcrumbs”? Plain 4-C breadcrumbs?

    I’m SO excited to try this recipe! I lived in NorCal for 3 years about a decade ago and fell in love with Señorita Bread!

    Reply
    • DWELL by Michelle says

      June 22, 2021 at 4:25 pm

      This is the one I used: https://amzn.to/3d74K38 🙂 I hope you give it a try and let me know what you think!

      Reply
  5. Connie D. says

    April 15, 2021 at 11:14 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe was very delicious. My niece and I made it together and we loved it. Tastes just like senorita bread!

    Reply
  6. Allie says

    April 2, 2021 at 10:51 am

    5 stars
    Super yummy! Your senorita bread recipe was so fluffy and so perfect. First time bread maker here!

    Reply

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