Pandesal
Pandesal or The Bread of Salt (which is also the title of a popular short story written by NVM Gonzales) is probably the most popular bread in the Philippines. This bread is the favorite “agahan” (breakfast food) of most Pinoys (slang for Filipino) and can be eaten plain or with “palaman” (filling).In the Philippines, all bake shops and bakeries sell Pandesal. Sometimes, this is sold in rolling stores(usually a honking bicycle with a big box on the back). When purchasing from a neighborhood bakery, be sure to be there before 8 am because the supply runs out after that time.
Just so you know, I love eating Pandesal after dipping it in hot coffee 
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Try this Pandesal recipe and let me know what you think.
Recipe: Pandesal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups bread flour
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 5 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/4 cup fresh milk, warm
- 1 pouch rapid rise yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 piece raw egg
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking Procedure
- Combine the yeast, sugar, and warm milk and stir until the yeast and sugar are fully disolved
- In the mixing bowl, combine the dry ingrdients starting with the flour then the sugar, salt, and baking powder . Mix well by stirring
- Add the egg, butter, cooking oil, and yeast-sugar-milk mixture in the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients then mix again until a dough is formed. Use your clean hands to effectively mix the ingredients.
- In a flat surface, knead the dough until the texture becomes fine.
- Mold the dough until shape becomes round then put back in the mixing bowl. Cover the mixing bowl with damp cloth and let the dough rise for at least 1 hour
- Put the dough back to the flat surface and divide into 4 equal parts using a dough slicer
- Roll each part until it forms a cylindrical shape
- Slice the cylindrical dough diagonally (These slices will be the individual pieces of the pandesal)
- Roll the sliced dough over the breadcrumbs and place in a baking tray with wax paper (makes sure to provide gaps between doughs as this will rise later on)
- Leave the sliced dough with breadcrumbs in the tray for another 10 to 15 minutes to rise
- Pre heat the oven at 375 degrees fahrenheit for 10 minutes
- Put the tray with dough in the oven and bake for 15 minutes
- Turn off the oven and remove the freshly baked pandesal.
- Serve hot. Share and enjoy!
Number of servings (yield): 8
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kuya,try kopo itong masarap nyong pandesal,naku!makakatikim nako nito ng pandesal natin!problema kolang po yung all purpose flour,dikopo alam kung ano sa finnish language ang all purpose flour,wala po kasing english written dito sa produkto nila,tsaka maraming klase silang arina na pagpipilihan,may idea poba kayo kung ano sa finnish language ang al purpose flour?tinatanung kopo sila sa grocery e di daw nila alam ang all purpose flour,dinala po ako sa shelf na flour,diko naman po alam kung anu dun.salamat po kuya,is anybody there knows kung anu ang all purpose flour dito sa Finland?paki send naman po.
jokainen maali/paamaara jauhot (all purpose flour)
im going to try this!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi kuya mukhang masarap yan ah.. ma try k nga rin! keep them coming! thanks sa mga recipe ang pag22ro.. =)
hi kuya van!maraming salamat po kuya sa pagpapaunlak niyo ng request ko sa inyo,YUMMY daw sabi ng husband ko miss na niya kasi pandesal sa atin para kasing pakiramdam mo eh nasa pinas ka lang kapag nagkakape ka sa umaga with hot pandesal.Ngayon po kuya makakatipid pa ako sa budget namin mag-asawa dahil home made pandesal na breakfast namin di na kailangan bumili pa bakery,pwede ko pa baon sa work sa breaktime namin sa madaling araw.Thanks din po sa wife niyo sa pag share niya,God bless…..THANKS A LOT KUYA VAN….
Hello kuya,and to your lovely wife. Salamat sainyong dalawa at may panibago naman
Kami natutunan. Masarap talaga ang pandesal,lalo na kung medyo toasted dba?
Aloha and Mabuhay!
hello…curious lang pwede ba siyang i prepare the night before then early morning na ibi bake?
Thanks once again for sharing this recipe, success ang pagbake ko ng pandesal, ito ang naging agahan namin ngayon . Napakasaya ko talaga kasi nag-amoy bakeshop ang bahay namin, hehehe. Maraming 2x salamat sa iyo panlasang pinoy lalong lalo na sa wife mo na nagshare ng recipe. Keep up the good work!!!
may tanong lang sana ako kuya pwede bang baking powder nalang ang gamitin ko sa pandesal kc walang yeast dito.? at ang yeast na 1 pouch magkano sa tablespoon?
tres (3) lang naman d2 ung yeast na isang pouch.. bsta medyo kakulay ng karton na brown ung bilin mo..
hi kuya, pano po ba ang technique ng paggawa ng yeast? kasi palagi po akong palpak eh…hindi siya bumubula so i have to repeat several times…
make sure the milk isn’t too hot or cold. if you have a candy thermometer use it, 100 degrees fahrenheit is the ideal temperature for the yeast. u have to make sure too that your yeast is not expired or the yeast has been stocked in your cabinet for so long. hope that helps.. =)
Thanks for covering vane. I appreciate it.
hi po kuya….gusto ko po sna m22 gumawa ng crinkles pano po ba gawin yun..
favorite ko po kz un kya lng wla po d2 sa japan kya po mag papa2ro nlng po ako sa inyo salamat po god bless
Hi Kuya,
Try ko po itong recipe nyo, it turned out po na matigas yung pandesal ko. Is it because hindi masyadong mabula yung yeast ko? Kasi wala po akong makitang fast acting yeast kaya ang nabili ko na lang eh yung normal yeast, ang tagal bumula kahit warm milk yung nilagay ko.
Masarap naman po talaga kaya lang hndi malambot na katulad na nabibili sa bakery sa pinas
Thank you po sa recipe. I’ll try again next time!
pwede bang kahit walang bread flour doblehen ko na lang measurement ng all purpose flour?
gusto ko po sana gumawa pandesal kya lang di ko po alam kung ilang po katumbas ng 1,pouch n yeast sa tsp. kc wala me mkit d2 s canada ng ns pakete n 1 pouch can you tell me pls. thank’s po
1 pouch = 1/4 oz
wow! this recipe is a wish come true, its 12mn here in KL , we just saw the recipe 2 hrs ago and the pandesal is baking in our oven now, im pretty sure our pinoy officemates would be surprised and indulged eating a pandesal tomorrow morning
keep up the good work flooding your website with the great meals we’ve grown to enjoy. This is something we can really say, proudly pinoy!
thank’s po! anyway di ako magsasawang maghanap ng yeast dito sa KL makagawa lang ng pandesal
ng matikman ng kids and hubby ko ang masarap nyong pandesal…
can we use fresh yeast instead of rapid yeast? and is the butter salted or unsalted?
hello po, i tired pero masyadong malagkit, how to neutralize it, do i need to add flour or milk
Thanks for this recipe. I’ll try this out today. I really miss eating pandesal and I’ve tried other recipes but yours has so many compliments. Lucky for me here in Oz we have all the ingredients. I would just like to know if the left over dough is suitable for freezing/refrigeration for later or do I need to use it all in one sitting?
Thanks in advance
Josh
hi kuya,
try kong mag bake ng pandesal nyo. bakit parang medyo malagkit at dumidikit sa kamay yong lahat ng pinaghalo ko na inredients? tama naman lahat ang ginawa ko. problema lang yong flour. di ko alam kung ano ang all purpose flour dito sa amin, gamit ko yong special flour nila dito.mag ka iba ba ang result non?
Thanks and help me
im using my breadmaker to prepare the dough to avoid the hassle i hope this help.
i wanna try this recipe but may I please know the exact
measurement of that yeast in a pouch. cause where i am right now i haven’t seen yeast in a pouch, they sell in in bulk or in jars or little cans. so please can i get the right amount of that ingredients.
thank you!!!! mabuhay!!
hello po Kua,ask ko lng po bakit po kaya tumigas ung gnawa kong pandesal,cnunod ko nmn po ung instruction,d po kaya sa plain flour lang ung gnamit ko?3 times na po akong gmagwa pero palpak po huuhuhuhu!i nid ur help,thanks,Godbless
I think in pouch there’s 7 grams so it’s like 1/4 ounces or 1.5 teaspoon, i just made some today of this pandesal and they are so good….
i baked the pandesal yesterday and it was really good. we ate it with butter. my hubby, mom, daughter and i liked it very much. its easy to do
Thank u for a recipe!now iknow how to cook.thanks u very much.mabuhay panlasang pinoy.say u again………………..
kuya kindly post naman kung pano gumawa ng monay
kuya anong klaseng bread fluor ang ginamit niyo? at fluor? susubukan kong gawin. Thank you
kuya wow so good lahat ng recipes mo halos kinoupya kona kc pag my birthday ang mga anak ko subokan ko iloto ang mga ito mahilig kc ako mag luto kaya maraming salamat sa panlasangpinoy more power thanx.
dito kc sa saudi madali naman makahanap ng mga ingrident kc halos andito naman lahat kaya sobra akong natuwa ng makita ko ang mga videos mo kong paano ang step ng pag gawa pati mr. ko natuwa sana po marami pa kau matolungan thank you so much.
Hi kuya! bakit iba ang texture ng pandesal ginamit ko kasi ang all purpose fluor wlang bread fluor. ano ba yung ginamit niyong bread fluor. pwede bang gamitin yung bread fluor unbleached?
hello po kuya.. na try ko mgluto ng pandesal nyo … masarap kaya lang po nong luto na bat mabigat , e mostly magaan lang yan ang pandesal sa loob at soft sa loob diba… sa akin po mabigat ang pandesal ko d sya masyadong soft sa loob … pwede ko bang e overnight ang dough para umalsa lalo? salamat mo sinubaybayan ko yong site nyo i learned a lot
hello !!! kabayan kung puedi sanang gumawa rin kayu ng vedio kung paano ang gumawa ng mongo bread pls , pls gumawa kanaman ng vedio at para malaman din namin kung paano gumawa ng mongo bread !!!thanks alot !!!
I use shortening instead of oil so your pandesal will be soft and will stay soft for several days. I also use UNBLEACHED all purpose flour. Kuya, thank you for this website, it is so great to find all these recipes! The only bad thing is it made me homesick!
. Keep up the great work! xoxoox
what would be most likely to happen po ba if there is no active dry yeast in the recipe? salamat
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many thanks sa panlasang pinoy, nag improve ang pagluto ko ng pandesal.pinoy talaga ang lasa at amoy.more power to you sa pagbibigay ng kaalaman sa pagluluto.
Walang anuman aleks. Glad you liked it.
kuya,may tanong lng po bago ko ito gawin ngayon.ung bread flour na nabili ko kasi,with yeast na.ano gagawin ko ngaun?kailangan pba mag-add ng extra yeast or di na?pls let me knw,thank you!
Marie, is that the self rising flour? You can use that too and add the same yeast measurement. Di naman masyadong malayo ang difference nya compared to an ordinary bread flour.
pwede po bang gumamit ng self raising flour???its used for baking cakes etc
elle, pwede rin but you need to modify some parts of the recipe since iba ang attributes ng self rising flour.
WE never get this variety here in Australia. Only the round soft kind. Thanks for this, I’ll be making it soon. Nothing beats home cooking right!?
We’ll yeah but I won’t use that as a tagline though for legal purposes
You know what I mean 
thanks… i’ve tried baking this.. naku! ubos agad dahil sa sarap.. nagexperiment nga ako by putting chicken and corned beef inside. bukas ulit gawa ako.
Good to know that. I’m glad to know na nag try ka mag experiment. I’ved been encouraging everyone to do the same para naman may bago tayong idea na matutunan. Have a good day!
pwd bng kht wala ng baking powder? kc ang yeast dito at baking poder ay d same lang…
Kailangan natin ng baking powder. Hmmm, magkaiba ang yeast and baking powder brix. Malalaman mo naman yun from the label, paki double check po dun sa pinagbilhan mong store. Hope this helps.
noemi saan ka nkbili ng yeast????
Wow!!!so masarap!!!as what my kids says,easy to prepare pa…next time want to bake pandesal naman, keep a good work kuya,and may God bless all of you there….
Thanks Vanie.
HI KUYA VAN.
ask ko lang po wala kse bread flour dito sa lugar nmin so pede po ba puro all purpose n lng gamitin ko?
thanks
Sure Rhose. Oks lang na all purpose flour though may makikita kang small difference sa quality but its tolerable.
Kuya madaling sundan ang recipes mo,may bunos pang video… kaya walang palpak basta sundin lang kong anong measurements and how to prepare,feeling ko nasa pinas kami every morning,kasi mga kids lagi kanin sa umaga but now b4 go to bed…saying b4 goodnight…” mama pandesal wasurenaide ne”..meaning dont forget pandesal”thanks talaga!naway bigyan ka pa ng knowledge to share with us what u have in ur mind and heart,advance merry christmas to all,God bless.
Where can we get bread flour?
I am your new follower. Thank you for your pendesal recipe. I used your recipe the other day. Since I could’nt knread the dough by hands because I cut my finger while doing my house chores, I used the breadmachine dough cycle instead. The outcome was good. The bread was soft, moist and delicious. My husband loved it and also my 3 year old son finished one piece of pandesal even right after dinner. Maraming Salamat for sharing your recipe. You are very helpful. I will try your cassava recipe for christmas, and the best part is I am going to spend my holidays in Davao City. More power to Panlasang Pinoy.
hello kuya,i’m here in japan gus2 ko sna itry ang pandesal mo kaso ang oven ko ay convertable oven lang at hanggang 230degrees lang ang pwede init nya.pwede na kau yun?makakaluto kaya ako kung ganun lang ang kaya nyang init?gus2 ko sana matikman ng kid ko,matakaw kasi sya sa bread gus2 ko din matikman nya ang bread saatin.pls.help me kuya
Mary, the unit of measure that I’m using is Fahrenheit. I’m not sure if your oven is in Celsius. If that’s the case then you just need to set it to 190 degrees Celsius.
salamat kuya…ittry ko sa day-off ko.malokaloka nga ako kakahanap ng yeast.ang nabili ko ay dry baker`s yeast ok na kaya ito?11grms sya,excited na ako makaluto kasi napapakain na rin ako.kuya request ulit sana gawa ka rin ng video ng egg pie favorate ko kc eh,he,he,he.isa na ako sa fan mo,kc natry kona ang max fried chicken mo kahit nahirapan ako kahahanap ng cilantro kasi wala dito.japanese parsley ang nailagay ko.masarap daw sabi ng baby ko.kaya gus2 ko itry at maperpect ang pandesal para ganahan kumain at tumaba naman ng konti.maraming salamat talaga.enjoy ako itry a\lahat ng recipe mo.ingat sakau ng wife mo kung san man kau ngaun.
Mary,may I suggest about oven…pareho kasi tayo so set ko sa 180 in 20 minutes…about yeast naman home made dry yeast red ang color ng box nasubukan ko na lahat ng brand but easy to rise this home made product..God bless u friend…
Well said vanie. Glad to have some hand here.
thanks vanie…sensya na ngaun ko lang nkita naglipat kc kami.wla akong internet ng 1month.san mo nabili ang yeast mo?kc sa AMICA ko nabii ang yeast.dry iizuto ang nabili ko.san ka dito sa japan?sensya na ha…kc ang oven ko para syang bread toaster lang na malaki.arigatou ne onegaishimas
I was wondering about the sugar. it’s say 1/2 cup. But in the recipe it says to add sugar with the yeast and another step says to add sugar with the dry ingredients. How much sugar do we use? I’m confused. thanks.
In step 1 (combine yeast and sugar etc), you need to scoop about a tablespoon of sugar (this will come from the 1/2 cup of sugar that was stated in the ingredient list) and combine it to the yeast and milk .
In step 2, you need to add the remaining sugar ( this is still the same sugar less a tablespoon since you already used it in the first step).
To summarize, you just need 1/2 cup sugar for both steps. Hope this helps.
kua is it okay kung i will not use bread crumbs…
just want to know kung ano yun bread flour kc it seems its not popular to some other countries, ive been trying to find in the grocery but i cant find one, is it ok not to put breadflour? and all purpose flour na lang does this will do?? one thing is how to measure them kc konti lang sana yun gagawin ko muna around 50 for the first time.
Jho, bread flour is a special type of flour best used in making bread (as the name connotes). You may always use all-purpose flour though may mapapansin kalang na small difference sa texture but its tolerable.
Hi Kuya,
Paano gawin ang pandesal sa breadmaker ang gagamitin ko? pls help me naman.i’ve been dying to make pandesal kaya lang hndi mo naman reply ang msg ko..sana this time masagot mo ang tanong ko..salamat and god bless you.
chie, what the breadmaker does is mix and knead the dough so that you wont do it manually. Use the bread maker for steps 2, 3 and 4 only. Please note that step 1 needs to be done as it is since we are trying to activate the yeast. Hope this helps.