{"id":3716,"date":"2023-03-28T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:37:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T19:37:52","slug":"pandesal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/pandesal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandesal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pandesal is the most popular bread in the Philippines for a good reason! With a golden, crumb-coated exterior, slightly sweet taste, and soft, fluffy texture, this Filipino-style bread roll is delicious on its own or with your choice of filling. Perfect for breakfast or as a snack!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pandesal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although I am comfortable with pie crust<\/a>s and do well with simple coconut macaroons<\/a>, cheese cupcakes<\/a>, and chocolate cupcakes<\/a>, I find baking with yeast a whole different kind of beast. But since one can't have a Filipino cooking blog and not have a recipe for the most popular Filipino bread, I stepped out of my comfort zone and set out to make the best homemade pandesal ever, which I found on Lisa's Salu-salo<\/a> blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After baking a batch following her recipe and enjoying a couple of pieces slathered with copious amounts of Chez Whiz, I realized that our fears become our limits. Making pandesal is not as difficult as I thought. In fact, the hardest part is waiting for the dough to rise! And another fact, I've baked this bread roll many times like a pro!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is pan de sal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pan de sal which is Spanish for bread of salt<\/em> is traditionally made with wheat flour, yeast, water, and a pinch of salt added to the dough. Over the years, ingredients such as eggs, milk, and butter were incorporated into the basic recipe resulting in a sweeter-than-salty flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding different flavors, such as ube, chocolate<\/a>, coffee, pandan<\/a>, and red velvet<\/a>, is also common. For variety, the bread buns are sometimes baked with meat fillings such as shredded chicken adobo, flaked tuna, or sauteed corned beef<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Proofing the yeast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n