This was a fun recipe that I did with a friend. First time for everything, and it was my first time making bread. Overall, took a bit longer than anticipated given the time needed for the dough to rise. Original recipe called for just matcha but we decided to try Ube extract to give a contrasting color.

Recipe that was adapted

The biggest trouble was having the dough to rise as shown below. Think it may have been forgetting to add sugar to the yeast mixture. Without it, the yeast would not have any "food" to consume and would not be able to work as well. Taking the three round dough, we rolled out the plain into a 1/8" ooblong shape and nearly covered it with a matcha or ube dough. This was followed by rolling gently into a roll.

The baking process was surprisingly effective. Could have rubbed butter or oil on the top to prevent the cracking at the surface. Gave the two rolls a name.

I was so happy once we cut it open - turned out much better than expected!