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Simple and Delicious Pandesal Recipe

Bring warm, home-baked pandesal to your table with this easy recipe! It's soft, fluffy, and easy to pair with any meal. Storebought doesn't compare!
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Course: Snack
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: filipino bakery, goldilocks, merienda, traditional filipino food, valerios
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Rise Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all purpose flour 600 g
  • 1 packet instant yeast 2¼ tsp or 7 g
  • ½ cup sugar 115 g
  • 1 tsp koser salt 5 g
  • 1 cup whole milk warm, 236 mL
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter melted, 42 g
  • 3 large eggs room temp, 1 for egg wash
  • breadcrumbs for topping

Instructions

Make Dough + First Rise

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, instant yeast, salt, and sugar.
  • Adding a little at a time, add warm milk, melted butter, and 2 eggs. Once you've added them all, the dough will look lumpy and sticky.
  • Mix well with a baking spatula until you can knead it by hand. Knead for about 8 minutes until it's texture becomes uniform and forms a ball. Check for gluten activation using the window pane test or the poke test.
  • Place the dough in an oiled mixing bowl. Cover with a towel and place in a warm spot on the counter. Let it rise for at least an hour or until it has doubled in size.

Divide the Dough + Second Rise

  • Lightly punch excess air from the dough. Divide the dough into 12 portions. Roll each portion into balls.
  • Brush the tops with egg wash, then sprinkle or roll them in breadcrumbs.
  • Place the rolls on a lined baking sheet. Cover with a towel for 20 min or until they double in size.

Bake

  • Remove the towel. Bake at 375 °F (190° C) for 15-20 minutes, until the bread has golden brown tops.
  • Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack. Let it cool at least 5 min. Serve warm or let it cool completely before storing.

Notes

  • If you're using an electric mixer with a dough hook attachment, cut the kneading time to about half.
  • Check out The Kitchn's blog posts on the window pane test  and the poke test.
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