Plush and Fluffy Pandesal Recipe

Similar to the American-style dinner rolls, pandesal is a Filipino breakfast staple. Sweeter than it is savoury, each bite is guaranteed a soft and fluffy centre and a crispy golden-brown exterior. Made of all the ingredients you can find stocked up at home, here’s our take on the pandesal recipe.

Meal: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: Filipino

Preparation time: 3 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Total time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Yield: 16 servings (rolls)

Ingredients

• 555g of all-purpose flour
• 115g of granulated sugar
• 2 ¼ tsp of instant yeast
• 1 ½ tsp of kosher salt
• 235ml of milk
• 60ml of vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 60g of plain breadcrumbs

Equipment

• 1 stand mixer (with the dough hook attachment)
• 2 bowls
• Plastic wrap
• Baking sheet
• Parchment paper

Directions

• In the stand mixer bowl fitted with the dough hook, add in flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.
• Mix on low speed until combined.
• Pour in the milk and oil, then add in the eggs and egg yolk. Mix until a rough dough forms.
• Increase the speed to medium, mix until the dough is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Set it aside at room temperature until the dough doubles in size—approximately 1 ½ hour.Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In another bowl, fill it with breadcrumbs.
• Once the dough is ready, transfer it to a clean and floured surface. Divide into 16 equal portions.
• Cup the dough beneath your palm and work it in quick circular motions until it forms a smooth ball.
• Transfer the ball into the bowl of breadcrumbs and coat evenly on all sides. Repeat for the rest.
• Set the rolls on the baking sheet, with 1-inch spacing between each roll.
• Cover the baking sheet with plastic wrap and let the dough rise at room temperature for another hour.
• Preheat the oven to 177°C and bake the pandesal for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and transfer to a platter to serve.

Variations

This pandesal recipe is the classic—simple and plain sweet bread rolls. If you’d like to try different flavours or variations of this breakfast staple, a few popular ones that you can give a go is the ube pandesal, Baliwag pandesal, or even pandesal stuffed with braised meat or cheese.

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