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Freshly baked Pandesal rolls, golden brown and sprinkled with breadcrumbs, in a baking pan.

Pandesal Recipe

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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course bread
Cuisine filipino
Servings 24 rolls
Calories 130 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water 110°F
  • 1 cup milk lukewarm
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water and let it sit until frothy, about 5-10 minutes.
    Dissolving yeast in warm water for pandesal, creating a frothy mixture.
  • Next, in a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, sugar and salt together.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the lukewarm milk, beaten eggs, softened butter and frothy yeast mixture, and mix well.
    Combining lukewarm milk and frothy yeast mixture in a bowl for Pandesal.
  • Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until a sticky dough forms.
    Pandesal dough with butter in a white bowl.
  • Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
    Dough ball for baking on marble surface.
  • Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with a clean cloth, and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • Punch down the dough and divide it into 24 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball.
    Risen Pandesal dough in a white bowl.
  • Roll each ball in breadcrumbs to coat and place on a baking sheet, leaving space between each roll.
    Rolling pandesal dough balls in plain breadcrumbs to coat.
  • Cover the rolls with a cloth and let them rise again until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes.
    Rolling pandesal dough balls in breadcrumbs and placing them on a baking sheet.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake the pandesal for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
    Baking pandesal dough balls coated in breadcrumbs in a pan.
  • Remove from the oven and serve warm.
    Freshly baked Pandesal rolls in a pan, coated with breadcrumbs.

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 123mgFiber: 1g
Keyword filipino bread rolls, pandesal
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