Ingredients for - Filipino Pandesal
How to cook deliciously - Filipino Pandesal
1. Stage
Pour yeast into water. Add 1 teaspoon sugar and set aside to soften, about 7 minutes.
2. Stage
Mix 1/4 cup sugar, oil, and salt together in a bowl. Add softened yeast mixture and 1/2 of the flour. Mix well. Add remaining flour little by little, mixing constantly, until dough does not stick to the sides of the mixing bowl.
3. Stage
Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth. Form into a ball and place in a lightly greased bowl. Brush surface of dough with more vegetable oil and cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
4. Stage
Punch dough down and roll into 2-inch rounds. Cover rolls with 1/2 of the fine bread crumbs and let rise again, 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Stage
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
6. Stage
Cut rounds into 1 1/2-inch pieces and arrange on a slightly greased baking sheet, cut-side up. Sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and let rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes more.
7. Stage
Bake in the preheated oven until slightly brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
