Monay, also known as pan de monja, is a dense bread roll from the Philippines made with all-purpose flour, milk, and salt.
It has a characteristic shape, with an indentation down the middle dividing the bread into two round halves.
It is a common humble fare, usually eaten for merienda with cheese or dipped in hot drinks.
[3][4][5] Monay is made with all-purpose flour or bread flour dough, mixed with milk (usually powdered milk), yeast, egg yolks, and a small amount of salt, sugar, and butter.
[1][6][7] Monay is traditionally slightly yellow or yellow-brown, but modern commercial variants are paler brown.