Classic Filipino Pandesal Recipe 395 Food

CLASSIC PANDESAL RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine warm water, sugar and yeast and stir until sugar is dissolved. Leave for about 5 minutes or until bubbles form.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients (flour, brown, sugar, salt and shortening). Mix all the ingredients until well blended.
• Using a stand mixer, knead the ingredients until it passes the window pane test. Slowly stretch a small piece of dough. It should form a thin film without breaking.
• In a greased bowl, place the kneaded dough and cover with a cloth or plastic wrap. Let rise for about an hour or until double in size. This depends on the temperature of the room. During warm months, this process may take less than an hour and during winter time, it may take more than an hour to rise.
• After about an hour, take the dough and form a log. At this point, you may start pre-heating the oven to 350 F. Sprinkle the dough with bread crumbs and cut into about 20 - 24 pieces.
• Place the dough on any sheet pan leaving around an inch in between to allow for expansion. Let it rise for another 30 to 40 minutes. When you poke the dough with your finger and it doesn't bounce back, then you know the dough is ready.
• Bake in a 350 F oven for about 12 - 14 minutes or until golden brown.

FILIPINO PANDESAL

Steps:

• Pour yeast into water. Add 1 teaspoon sugar and set aside to soften, about 7 minutes.
• Mix 1/4 cup sugar, oil, and salt together in a bowl. Add softened yeast mixture and 1/2 of the flour. Mix well. Add remaining flour little by little, mixing constantly, until dough does not stick to the sides of the mixing bowl.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth. Form into a ball and place in a lightly greased bowl. Brush surface of dough with more vegetable oil and cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
• Punch dough down and roll into 2-inch rounds. Cover rolls with 1/2 of the fine bread crumbs and let rise again, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cut rounds into 1 1/2-inch pieces and arrange on a slightly greased baking sheet, cut-side up. Sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and let rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes more.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

TASTY FILIPINO PANDESAL

Steps:

• If you have a bread machine, add all ingredients (except the bread crumbs) in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Usually the liquid ingredients then dry ingredients. Select DOUGH cycle. But I suggest to combine lukewarm water and yeast and let it stand for 5 minutes before adding all the ingredients, then follow procedure 5-11.
• To knead the dough manually, Combine lukewarm water and yeast. Stir. Let it stand for 5 minutes. Combine all ingredients except bread crumbs. (liquid ingredients then dry).
• Knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
• Place in a greased bowl. Let it stand in warm place to rise, covered for 1.5-2 hrs or until doubled.
• Punch down the dough and turn out on a lightly floured board.
• Divide dough into 24 equal parts and shape into ovals.
• Roll lightly in bread crumbs.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• Cover, let rise in warm place, free from draft, until light and double- about 2-4 hrs to achieve light and fluffy bread. (Tip: I usually make the dough the night before, let it stand, 'till ready to bake it in the morning. So, you'll have fresh bake pan de sal at breakfast with kraft cheese -- yummy).
• Bake at 375 degrees, for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Enjoy!

PANDESAL

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350ºF.
• Knead all ingredients 10 minutes, adding more flour as needed to achieve a tacky dough (I add around 1/4 cup more).
• Place in floured table, shape into a smooth ball. Bulk ferment for 1 hour (45 minutes for me).
• Divide into 3, make into a fat log, rest 30 minutes (I rested 15 minutes).
• Roll into breadcrumbs, rest 35 minutes (mine rested 5 minutes).
• Cut about 2 inches, reroll in crumbs. Proof 25 minutes.
• Bake 15-20 minutes.

FILIPINO PANDESAL BREAD ( BREAD MACHINE )

Steps:

• Combine the water, evaporated milk and milk and heat in the microwave for 35 seconds. Run tap water over the egg for 30 seconds to warm it.
• Add all ingredients (except the bread crumbs) in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• The dough is supposed to be somewhat sticky (when I made this recipe, it was not sticky but it turned out well anyway).
• Spray two baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray; preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• When the dough is ready, scoop out a small amount (about the size of an ice-cream scoop) and roll in bread crumbs in an oval shape; place on baking sheet.
• Cover and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.