Hot Ube Pandesal (Filipino Purple Yam Bread Rolls)

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups 2% milk
• 0.5 cups unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 packet purple yam powder , 4 ounce
• 3.5 teaspoons bread machine yeast
• 0.5 cups unseasoned bread crumbs , or as needed

Instructions

1. 1

   Pour milk into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until warm, about 1 minute.

2. 2

   Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until melted, about 30 seconds.

3. 3

   Place eggs in a bowl; cover with warm water for 1 minute. Drain and crack into a bowl; beat lightly with a fork.

4. 4

   Place warm milk, melted butter, beaten eggs, salt, bread flour, purple yam powder, and bread machine yeast into a bread machine in the order listed. Run "Dough" cycle.

5. 5

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

6. 6

   Transfer dough to a greased bowl. Deflate dough with your fist. Cut into 24 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.

7. 7

   Pour bread crumbs into a shallow plate; roll balls of dough in bread crumbs until coated. Arrange close together, slightly touching, in an ungreased baking pan.

8. 8

   Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes.