My experiment with Hawaiian bread mix made me curious about Hawaiian bread. What would it taste like if I made it from scratch? As it turns out, it tasted even better than the mix.
Hawaiian Bread
¾ cup pineapple juice
1 egg
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 ½ Tablespoons sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
3 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons milk
1 ½ teaspoons yeast
This makes a two pound loaf. Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the bread machine first. Make sure you check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. Just pop the top of the bread machine and see how the dough is doing. It should be a smooth, round ball. If it’s too dry add liquid a tablespoon at a time until it looks OK. If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks OK. Most of the time though, the above amounts should be just right.
I made mine with the bread machine set at medium crust. It came out a little darker than I’d like. The next time I’m going to use the light crust setting.
We found the crust to be extra flaky and the bread had a cake-like texture. It was great!
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Kristy Richardson
January 21, 2010 at 10:25 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Can you taste the pineapple flavor, or does it just give a nice bright acidity ot the bread? I bet this would be lovely with some dried cherries too, yum!
Marsha
January 25, 2010 at 6:57 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I could taste the slightest bit of pineapple. I also noticed a little pineapple aroma. However the Man of the House didn’t notice it at all. We both noticed the distinctive cake-like texture of the bread. It’s very good.
Flora
January 6, 2011 at 11:19 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Thanks for posting this recipe. My family loves King’s Hawaiian bread. I tried your recipe last night and everybody loved it. I did need to add 1 tablespoon of milk.
I’m glad to have found your website and will be trying more of your recipes. Thanks!
tiffany
February 28, 2011 at 6:36 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Can i halve the recipe for my 1-pound bread machine?
Marsha
March 6, 2011 at 5:21 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Tiffany, It would seem like that should work, doesn’t it? It’s not that simple though. The yeast amount and the salt amount can be especially tricky.
Let us know if you develop a one pound version though. I’m sure you’re not the only one with that question.
Devane
March 23, 2011 at 3:44 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I just received my bread machine, it was a gift from a wonderful friend of mine, I am so excited to get to the store an buy flour an try some of your recipes,,, this is an adventure, all the pictures look so yummy, I will take one of my first loaf..i can hardly wait. I am glad i found your so very interesting website.
Janice
September 5, 2011 at 6:18 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I made this bread but I felt like it was a little dense and I couldn’t taste much of the sweetness of the pineapple. Do you recommend any adjustments to the recipe? Thank you.
Stephanie N
September 10, 2011 at 3:59 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’m so excited to make this! Just checking: the two tablespoons milk, that’s just liquid milk? Not milk powder? It seems like it’s grouped with the non-liquid items, so I thought I should check. Thanks!
Marsha
September 10, 2011 at 5:29 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hi Stephanie – That’s liquid milk. I may need to reorder the items so I don’t confuse other people. Anyway, let me know how it turns out.
linda
January 15, 2012 at 2:13 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wonderful recipe. Great to make a ham sandwich and french toast. Yum!
Marsha
January 15, 2012 at 3:52 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
This would be great for a ham sandwich . . . OK, now I’m hungry.
Maria
April 11, 2012 at 10:01 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Do you have to use whole milk or can I use 2%?
Marsha
April 11, 2012 at 10:06 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hi Maria, 2% should be fine.
Roxane
April 11, 2012 at 10:27 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I don’t ever cook in my bread machine and I was wondering what temp and how long should this bread be cooked in oven after done in the bread machine…thanks….I tried another recipe (from another website) for Hawaiian bread and didn’t like it much…this one sounds so good I am anxious to try it out…..
Marsha
April 12, 2012 at 8:38 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hi Roxanne, While you’ve only baked bread in the oven, I’ve only baked bread in the machine.
Maybe you can use the baking instructions from the last recipe you tried. Or if anyone has ideas, feel free to leave a comment.
Kathi
May 24, 2012 at 10:06 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I prefer to bake bread in the oven rather than the bread machine too. I haven’t tried this recipe yet (can’t wait!) but I usually bake my breads at 350* for 30 minutes.
Marsha
May 24, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Kathi, Thanks for commenting. Let me know how it goes and if you have any tips on baking this in the oven.
Diane
April 27, 2012 at 12:07 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
The recipe sounds delicious. I want to try making it as rolls. My kids love making sliders on the small portions. Glad to have found your site!
Maria
May 1, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Do you use the Bread Machine Yeast or can you use the packets of Rapid Rise Yeast?
Marsha
May 1, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’d use the bread machine yeast. For a rapid rise recipe you’d need a different amount of yeast.
Maria
May 11, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Sorry for all the questions, but I am ready to make this finally. Your recipe calls for one egg..do you just put the egg in there or do you beat if first?
Thank you
Marsha
May 11, 2012 at 10:43 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Good question! I beat it.
Stan S.
June 4, 2012 at 5:17 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
My attempt at Hawaiian bread failed miserably; the yeast rose perhaps 10% and I am assuming now that the strength of the pineapple juice clobbered it. I tried watering down a concentrate but perhaps should have just used juice.
Marsha
June 4, 2012 at 7:16 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Stan, I’m sorry it didn’t work out. Thanks for sharing what happened though. I’m sure you’ve saved others the same problem.
Jess
October 9, 2012 at 10:53 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
do you keep your yeast in the fridge or over the stove? this can mess it up. also, if your juice is cold, it would mess it up too. yeast is activated by heat and liquid, so if your ingredients are too cold it won’t activate, or if they are too warm it will kill it or activate it too much too soon. if you keep your yeast in a cabinet instead of the fridge, or be sure to pull it out so that it is room temp when it’s time to use it, that will help alot.
Jen
January 24, 2013 at 9:04 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
This is the first mention of letting my yeast warm up in a jar if I keep it in the fridge. I always seem to have lackluster results with all my yeast based endeavors. It’s warming up on the counter now, hopefully it will make this recipe better! Thanks for the suggestion!
Katie
September 8, 2012 at 6:22 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Dry milk or milk milk?
Marsha
September 8, 2012 at 8:32 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
milk milk
Nicole
September 19, 2012 at 3:57 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I don’t have a bread machine. Can this be adapted?
Marsha
September 20, 2012 at 7:39 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I’m sure it can, but I don’t have much experience in that. Anyone else?
Tammy
December 31, 2012 at 12:32 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I have my loaf in the machine now, as I was cleaning up, I noticed the thermometer on the counter and had an “oh crap” moment. I did not warm anything up! I did have to add more milk so I did heat that up. I am hoping that it works or I will have to make it again. I have the juice, egg and milk on the counter just in case. But you only said in your recipe to add ingredients as instructed so I forgot! Fingers crossed, I don’t have much faith this loaf will work but I will let you know!
Liz
January 10, 2013 at 1:33 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
So, here am I, Florida starch queen, hoping to impress w/my bread making skills, yet stumped by a simple problem. What kind of thermometer do I use to check temp of liquids to ensure yeast does it’s thing?
Marsha
January 13, 2013 at 9:34 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hey Liz, I’m actually not a great one to ask. My Zo preheats everything for me so I don’t use one. I did some research though and I think that something like this might work for you: CDN DTQ450X ProAccurate Quick-Read Thermometer
Mary
June 4, 2013 at 7:35 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Great suggestion Marsha. That’s the same thermometer I use and it hasn’t failed me yet. Its a quick reading..important when you dont’ want to lose heat…or get burned.
john
January 28, 2013 at 6:44 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Would fat free milk work?
What setting on the machine do you use on this? White bread?
Marsha
January 28, 2013 at 7:18 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hi John, I use the basic, white bread setting. If you have a crust setting, I’d recommend using the light setting. No worries though, if you don’t have that. And I think that fat free milk would work just fine.
John
January 28, 2013 at 10:42 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Thanks!
john
January 28, 2013 at 8:47 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Unbelievable! So good! I added two tablespoons of milk because it was looking a little dry. The extra milk may have deadened the pineapple taste a bit so I am going to try two tablespoons of pineapple juice instead.
Seriously so good! Thanks!
kristie
March 10, 2013 at 9:52 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
My bread machine calls for dry milk so what do I do…
Marsha
March 10, 2013 at 1:46 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hi Kristie, Hmmmm . . . I wonder if your bread machine owners manual features recipes using dry milk. That doesn’t mean that you can’t use real milk in your machine. The only situation I can think of where it wouldn’t be OK to use milk would be if your machine has a timed starter. So you wouldn’t want to use milk if you added the ingredients and then the machine started making bread 10 hours later.
Mary
June 4, 2013 at 7:38 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Kristie, mine calls for dry milk too, but I use regular milk and just adjust the recipe liquids. I haven’t had an issue yet…knock wood.
Stacey Ervin
March 22, 2013 at 7:49 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Do you use the “Basic” bread setting for this? My machine has choices of types of settings along with crust colors.
Marsha
March 22, 2013 at 9:05 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hi Stacey, I’d use the basic setting and select light crust. I hope you like the bread!
Barry
April 9, 2013 at 12:47 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
All I can say is – YUM!
My loaf was denser than the original – Why? How do you get a fluffier texture?
Marsha
April 9, 2013 at 2:37 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Barry, I’m glad you liked it! I’m not sure what to say about the fluffier texture. Maybe using a milk with higher fat content might make a small difference, but I’m not sure.
evelyn
May 1, 2013 at 6:39 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Anyone used this recipe to make hamburger buns?
Mary
June 4, 2013 at 7:50 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
What weight do you use for measuring your cup of flour?
Marsha
June 5, 2013 at 8:45 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hi Mary, I know that many people recommend weighing the flour. But to be honest, I don’t have the patience for that method. I just scoop it into the measuring cup and then use a knife to sweep off the excess.
Texan99
June 16, 2013 at 5:31 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Evelyn there is a “homemade hamburger” recipe on Texas Recipes that is wonderful, makes 12 buns. I mix then in my bread machine and take it out to make into the rolls.
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