Pandesal
A sweet bun rolled in fine bread crumbs, pandesal is eaten for breakfast and snack in the Philippines. Bake pandesal at home with this easy recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon instant yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- ¼ cup vegetable oil plus more for greasing the bowl
- ¼ cup fine bread crumbs
Instructions
- Whisk the flour, sugar, salt and yeast in the mixer bowl.
- Make a well at the center and pour in the water and oil.
- With the dough hook attached and the speed of your mixer set on LOW, start kneading until the mixture is no longer wet, about one minute.
- Turn up the speed to MEDIUM-LOW (speed #3 on Kitchenaid) and continue kneading until the dough forms into a ball and leaves the sides of the bowl, about ten to 15 minutes.
- Brush the inside of a bowl with oil and dump the dough in it, rolling the dough around to coat the entire surface with oil.
- Cover the bowl with cling film and leave to rise until double in volume, about an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Sprinkle flour on your work surface and dump in the dough. Flatten with your fingers and sprinkle the top with more flour.
- Flatten the dough to half an inch thick and roll into a log.
- Cut the log into 16 equal portions.
- Roll each portion in bread crumbs.
- Arrange the dough, cut side up, at least an inch apart on a baking tray and leave to rise for ten minutes.
- Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes or until nicely browned and lightly crisp.
- Serve your pandesal while hot.