I made this yummy hot pandesal  the other day and it came out super, good! I did make it again last saturday for a gathering and my friends go crazy with this. My house smells like bakery everytime I made some hot pandesal. Nothing beats than a fresh hot pandesal! It is soft, but not super duper soft, compare to the one back home. But, I am still proud! I had tried several pandesal recipe before and they are as hard as rock, the day after! LOL!

I am getting closer on achieving that perfect pandesal (for me, anyway). Next time, I will let it rise for at least 6 hrs and see if it will be super duper soft. If you are interested of making your own pandesal, here's the recipe. If you got any questions, pls feel free to ask.

Pandesal Recipe

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon shortening
1 cup warm water
5 tablespoon sugar
2 small sachet yeast
1 tablespoon salt
4 and 1/2 cups bread flour
1 cup boiling water
plain bread crumbs
cheesecloth

Directions:

1. Combine bread flour, shortening, sugar, salt and boiling water in a large mixing bowl (if you got KitchenAid mixer, the better).

2. Mix 1 cup warm water and the dry yeast. Stir until well blended. Let stand for 5 minutes or until bubbly.

3. Add the water-yeast mixture to the mixing bowl. Knead until dough is form but still little bit sticky (5-7 minutes using KitchenAid mixer).

4. Cover with cheesecloth and let rise in warm place until double in size (I put mine inside the oven, just make sure your oven is turn-off) for at least 40 mins.

5. Punch down dough to release air and turn out on a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a long log (just like making embutido). Cut and divide dough into 24 equal parts and shape into ovals.

6. Roll in bread crumbs. Place on greased cookie sheets. Cover with cheesecloth, let rise in warm place (inside the oven) for another 40 minutes to an hour.

7. Bake at 375°F for 15 to 17 minutes or until golden brown.


Enjoy your hot pandesal! Don't forget to leave your comments. It will be very much appreciated!

~xoxo~
Gretch