Ohana's Famous Dinner Bread Recipe

Ohana means family! 

Trust us...one taste of this bread and your family will not leave one crumb behind on their dinner plates!

I love having dinner at the Polynesian.  Nothing says family more than breaking bread over a nice family style meal.  It's a bonus when you are enjoying the meal at the most magical place on earth.

I stumbled upon the recipe for Ohana's "famous" bread in a cook book many years ago and I had to make it.  The recipe has become a dinner favorite in our family.

The recipe is straightforward.
I followed the same directions but decided to make rolls instead of bread.

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe banana, crushed (I prefer the taste when increased to 2 bananas)
• 3 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 cup self-rising bread flour
• 4 tsp. shortening
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 Tbsp. powdered milk
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. yeast
• 4 Tbsp. water
• 1/2 cup butter

Instructions:

• Place banana, egg yolk, water, shortening, salt, sugar, flour, powdered milk, and yeast in a mixing bowl.  
• Mix on low for two minutes.  
• Switch to medium until dough pulls away from sides of the bowl.
• Dust sides of bowl with flour (so dough does not stick).
• Let rise to top of bowl. 


• Cut dough into two pieces and roll tightly into loaf shape. (I formed mine into 6 rolls). 
• Bake at 325 until golden brown and rises double the size.
• Remove and brush with melted butter.

My rolls took about 25 minutes to make but only 2 minutes to devour.

Funny how that happens!