17/08/2026
๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐
. ๐
I bought these ensaymadas from Tita Kit's Ensaymadas last weekend, and honestly, they were heavenly.
Pillowy soft, beautifully buttery, not too sweet, and generously covered in cheese. Iโve had my fair share of ensaymada through the years, homemade and store-bought, and ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ.
Wen used to bake ensaymada for me, way before I was bitten by the baking bug. ๐ When I eventually got interested in bread, I taught myself and went down the rabbit hole of artisan baking. Wen thought I was crazy. Hahaha.
Iโve tried making ensaymada myself over the years, but I think Iโve finally accepted something:
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
Especially when they come in a box looking this sinful. ๐
We also tried hard not to make these kinds of bakes at home because of Wenโs diabetes. So perhaps this was partly a little comfort for me and Laya, too.
Sometimes you look at a box of ridiculously good ensaymada and tell yourself:
๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐. โค๏ธ
And then you eat the evidence.