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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ang sarap ng pandesal mo kuya… salamat sa ricipe.sana kuya mag bake ka rin ng slice bread
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Aline, from France.
wow very well said and done..galing mo naman,and anyway thank you for the receipe..ill try it..
meron ba kayong recipe for sansrival cake?
Hi kuya pwede ho bang gumamit nga active dry yeast instead of rapid rise yeast?thanks!
You may use active dry yeast April though it does not react right away compared to the other. Bubbles might be produced a little longer when added to warm milk. Make sure that the mixture is bubbly enough before moving on.
how many pieces does this make? when you cut in diagonal how thik should each one be?
thanks
nandito ka ba sa pinas kuya? meron ba dito nyang rapidrise yeast and saan mabibili? is it okay to use instant dry yeast? ganon din ba yung rapidrise? ilang grams ang isang pouch? pls reply asap. thanks
all purpose flour and bread flour are the same. I’m confuse about this.Thanks
Emma, they are different. Bread flour has high gluten content compared to all purpose flour. It also contains small amounts of barley flour which helps the yeast and adds elasticity to the dough.
hi kuya, ask ko lang na good idea pa yung before baking ng pandesal eh lagyan ng cornbeef na palaman at least may instant palaman na yung pandesal natin kasi yung bakery sa may amin ganun yung style nila, paano gagawin? salamat po! more power!!!
bhiebe, kamusta na? Ito ba yung meat roll na pandesal? I have not tried that yet using this recipe kaya di kita masasabihan agad na gawin mo itong recipe na ito then add corned beef sa loob – although we can do the ordinary meat roll if you want.
Don’t worry, I’ll try to figure that out as soon as possible and will gladly post a video on that for the benefit of everyone.
salamat kuya!!! by the way nagustuhan ng mga canadian kong kasamahan yun banana bread at hiningi nila yung recipe nito of course proud naman akong ibigay sa kanila at sinabi kong may english recipe yung site na gawa ng pinoy!!!! salamat ulit at more power!!! sana kuya request ko paella at choco fudge salamat!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
Bread Flour is not available here, but what I see in the shelf is “Pastry Flour”, can we use this as a substitute to Bread Flour?
you can use strong white flour as what i use here in u.k. thanks from Edgar
Hi kuya. Just wanted to thank you for this recipe. I made this the yesterday at 5 am in the morning and it came out really good! The only difference was I just used all purpose flour 4 cups. Thank you kuya for this awesome recipe. I love your site and I really enjoy cooking food so the recipes help me a great deal.
Ano po yung measurement ng yeast in tsp or tbsp? D po kc pouch ginagamit namin.
Salamat po
hi kuya!
tried making this and the end result was good pero siksik po hindi naman matigas. gusto ko po na a little fluffy kagaya nang nabibili sa bakery. i used instant yeast instead of rapid yeast.pinabula ko po yung yeast na parang beer kung tingnan. so im still at a lost if talaga bang siksik ang end result or may mali ako sa process. need ur advise po on what to do para medyo fluffy ang pandesal.
maraming salamat!
Judy, dapat soft ang end result nitong pandesal. Pinapaalsa ko ng mabuti yung dough before baking para maging hollow yung loob.
thanks sa reply kuya!
ok sa next na gawa ko paalsahin ko talaga nang mabuti. check ko din sa pag-bake ko sa oven baka nasa temperature at time kc iba ang oven na gamit ko. yung hindi gas range type. kasi yung ensaymada na gawa ko ganun din medyo siksik pinaalsa ko naman ang dough nang matagal. dapat ma perfect ko ito next time.
maraming salamat kuya!
hi kuya isa po ako sa mga pans mo.marami napo ko natutunang mga luto po salamat talaga at may ganito kng programa.may mga naging nigosyo narin ako sa mga naluto mo na sinubukan kong gawin.at talaga nmn po pumatok kasi talagang masarap ang mga recipe mo.kuya ask ko lng po ung all porepuse flour ba tsaka ung bread flour mag kaiba?pero parehong ihalo sa pag gawa ng pandesal.gusto ko rin po mag try gumawa ng padesal.tnx ana.GOD BLESS U MORE!
hello po! thank you sa pag share ng recipe ng pandesal.. i tried it and it was so tasty! my friends and my son loved it! kaya lang po bakit my dough was very sticky? may kinalaman ba dito ang ginamit kong plain flour instead na all purpose flour? i kept adding flour during mxing but lalo pa nga pong naging sticky.. it wasn’t as firm as yours the video po.. talaga po bang 1 1/4 c milk?
I tried your pandesal recipe last night and its the best recipe I’ve ever used. I’m so glad I found your videos at youtube. It makes a huge difference when you see an actual video in making your recipes. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. You’re such a blessing! Maraming salamat Kuya!
Hi Tito, thanks you sa pandesal na recipe, ginawa namin okey naman medyo matigas lang di kasing fluffy paris ng nabibili mo sa tindihan…isang oras kong pina rise na….me tanong lang ako, pwedi bang tagalan ang patubo ng dough. plus bakit di nagbrown yun top niya, sunog na yun ilalim pero yun top maputla pa or maputi….
hi mhagzter, ganyan rin nangyare sa pan de sal ko sunog na ung ilalim maputla pa ung ibabaw saka nde sha malambot. mshado shang compact nde tulad nung pan de sal na nabibili sa bakery na me hangin sa loob.. ano kaya ang mali sa ginawa ko? sinunod ko naman ung recipe?
is anybody there help me what is the different between all purpose flour to bread flour???? i really want to make this pandesal, i am here in germany, pwede bang wala ng ng bread flour instead all purpose flour n lang????? I need your help please……..
Mariden, you can use all-purpose flour if you can’t find bread flour.
I forget to my above question, pwede din bang i freezer itong rest pandedal??? ung di pa na bake o na bake na???? kc maraming kalalabasan nito baka masira lgn i am alone to eat this….????? please let me know teng q mga kababayan…..
Dapat room temperature ang cooked pandesal bago i-freeze. Dapat ay tightly sealed ang plastic bag. Bago kainin ay itransfer mo muna from freezer to fridge ng at least 24 hours. Tapos, painitin sa toaster oven. (based on experience.)
Hi, Panlasang Pinoy thank you so very much for all the recipe. its 10:08 p.m here in Washington State Im making Pandesal its really really good I alread ate two. Thank you.
the best pandesal ever.
hi. i just wanted to tell you how much i loved ur pandesal recipe. i just made them and it is now 11:32pm and i’m having freshly baked pandesal. YUM! thanx a bunch. my next attempt will be the siopao recipe =)
hi guys,
thanks sa mga recipes nyo dito, ang dmi ko ring ntutunan,,i just want to add more about pandesal,,mula kasi nung nakita ung paggawa ng pandesal dito,,hindi n ako tumigil para mkuha ung airy texture ng authentic pandesal s atin,,and happy to make suggestions or ibahagi ang isa pang recipe ng pandesal,,sna d magalit c kuya s akin,,
INGREDIENTS ARE:
2 cups warm water
2 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 TEASPOONS salt
6 cups all purpose flour
about the sugar you can actually taste the dough while kneeding to come up with the sweet taste you want; and if the dough is to sticky feel free to add more flour. nasubukan ko n ito ng ilang beses and it was really soft. kc when i use milk parang hindi siya yung talagang pandesal s atin. i hope it helps,, pro mas importante pa rin n mag rise yung dough.
THANKS AND GOODLUCK
Hi Rochelle, bat naman ako magagalit? Feel free to share your ideas dahil makakatulong ito sa marami. Thanks for sharing.
please i need to know how to make a cheese cupcake..(chewy)thanks…
hikuya, about a month ago ko lang po na discover itong panlasang pinoy nung nag search ako ng pandesal recipe kase na miss ko po ang pandesal sa atin. I´m living here in Sweden at nahiligan ko po ang mag bake kase wala naman po akong pinagkaka abalahan dito. Di ako makapaniwala na nakapag bake ako ng pandesal at ang sarap talaga! Gustong gusto po sha ng hubby ko at ng aking mga friends dito. Salamat po ulit for sharing the recipe.
kuya nagutom po ako sa pandesal, kaya lang needed po ba tlaga na may breadcrumps o pwede naman po na allpurpose flour lang po lahat..
Thank po ulit..
kuya,
i am no cook and i believe i don’t have the “cooking gene”. because of your videos, i’ve learned a lot and gaining some confidence in cooking. thank you po sa recipe. iba talaga ang pandesal kaysa sa ibang tinapay. it brings back good memories of home for me.
my question is that you used cheesecloth or “katsa” to cover the dough. does it need to be moist or just dry? do i have to spray the bowl with oil when i let the dough rise?
more power to you and more video recipes…
Hi ikabod, I covered it with cheese cloth to maintain the temperature. No need to spray the bowl with oil, just follow everything in the recipe and video and you are good to go. Hope this helps.
kuya magandang araw po. pg isang kilo ang all purpose flour ilang cups ang puede q ilagay n bread flour? kuya san po aq pude makabili ng bread machine pg gwa ng dough? ganun din po b ang processing? tnx po have a nice day kuya
After trying my hands on the ensaymada, chicken empanada and siopao asado recipes (they all came out well, although sabi ng wife ko kailangan ko pa daw kapalan ‘yung dough ng siopao tapos she prefers na medyo i-shred ko ‘yung chicken breast instead of cubed para sa empanada), susubukan ko naman ang pandesal. My daughters loved the ensaymada so much that I prepared the dough uli kanina. Maraming salamat sa Panlasang Pinoy for making these Filipino recipes available in an easy-to-follow format. Mas lalong lumakas ang loob ko na magluto! Godbless and more power!
I finally tried making pandesal this evening and it turned out ok. Medyo dinagdagan ko lang ‘yung sugar and the sizes varied from small to large, pero masarap. Maraming salamat for the recipe. Godbless!
f you are in USA u can get the bread flour in walmart or publix.Thanks
Hi Kuya CHEF! alam mo pareho tayo ung outcome ng pandesal na baked ko hehehe Parang si CHEF VANJ din gumawa
Marami akong na baked more than 20 pcs ata kaya I shared it to my friends.They couldnt believed how I did it..I just did! huh Yun nga yung almusal ko evryday with hot coffee grabe la kang maririnig ang sarap tlaga ng pandesal mo.Syempre flattered nman ako gusto ko tuloy lutuin lahat ng mga recipies mo para matikman lahat in just a day kso di nman kasya ng budget hahaha kaya naka sched talaga kung ano lulutuin ko.hehehe By the way Chef, I bought the rapid yeast dry ung nasa jar na mas mura kasi keysa ung nasa sachet. I am a lil’ bit confused..ano yung 2 1/4 tsp yeast? is it 2 tbsp and 1/4 tsp of yeast? OR 2 tsp and 1/4 tsp of yeast? Thank’s alot for your help! I salute you ..alot!
All units are in teaspoon. Its two and a quarter teaspoon, toni.
Thanks to Panlasang Pinoy I can now cook Pinoy food in touch of a keyboard, very proud and confident to share it with my Family and Friends.
Wow!Thanks Kuya Vanj!Grabe, sarap at ang lambot ng pandesal that i made today.Thanks to u!I used strong white flour aside from plain flour and its still great!PROMISE,WILL DO THIS EVERYWEEK!THANK U PO SA INYONG MAG-ASAWA!GOD BLESS!
kuya, do you have the recepi of ginataang kamote..yung my banana etch..you can send 2 my inbox!?tnx..
Hello I am in Australia and use metric, is your tablespoon measure = to 20ml ?
and I cup of flour is 125 gram?
I made some yesterday and my mix was too runny and I had to adjust but still turned out Yum.
Thanks
kuya kumusta po? salamat sa lahat sa recipe mo ,ang galing mo kuaya,sana gawa ka nang binangkal,god bless you kuya byeeee
kuya!! hello po…thank you po sa recipeng ito….it really helped a lot….pwede po bang mag request? pwedo po ba kayong gumawa ng video kung paano gumawa ng black forest cake? thanks po!!
hi,what is the measurement or the amount of the yeast,coz i will use different brand of yeast,rapid rise yeast is not available here in oman…thanks
ano po pwede substitute sa bread flour? thanks
hi, just want to ask kung ganu kadami if ung saf instant yeast ang ilalagay ko? and need pa ba ilagay sa milk ang i-set aside if ung instant yeast ang ilalagay ko?
kuya, what if I don’t have cheesecloth? is it okay?
the baking demo is very exciting to see. I have one question po. Can i use coupon bond in lining my baking tray instead of wax paper since I don’t have it at home. thanks po.
Hi kuya! tanong ko lang kung pwede bang i-freeze yung half nung dough for the next morning? And if pwede… (assume ko na.. hehehe sana pwede) do I have to defrost it pa before I bake it? Thanks!
Wow,may recipe din po kayo ng pandesal. Now I can make this lovely bread in our own kitchen.
Do you sell DVD for your recipes?I need to buy one! You’re great!Thanks.
Thank you for this recipe. I enjoy watching your step by step video. Hope you could feature how to make Special Bibingka made of Rice flour/galapong with cheese and salted eggs toppings (yung pag Christmas lang natitikman). God Bless you!
Dimples of Baguio City
Hi Panlasang Pinoy!
I am sooo glad I came across your site. I tried my first batch and it turned out so perfect, I thought I bought the pandesal from our corner bakery in the Phils! =) Needless to say, my family are soo impressed, because cooking nor baking was never my forte. A lot of people been asking for the recipe, I have directed them to your wonderful site.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. Mabuhay ka! =)
HI!!! may i ask, can i use margarine intsead of butter??? may effect ba sa quality? thank you!
Thanks for sharing your recipes,ang dami ko ng nalutong pinoy food dahil dito. Pwede request lang po,pag natapos yung bini bake nyo like the pandesal or ensaymada sana may shot (ng loob ng bread) para ma compare ko/namin kung tama ba yung ginagawa namin.Maraming salamat po uli and keep up the good work!
just wanna say that ur recipes r easy to understand,d ingredients r not that complicated…i juz made a pandesal and d result was satisfying..thanks a lot!!!
Kuya kung hindi ko po ibebake the rest of the dough pwede bang ifreezer o dapat ibake lahat
hello,,thanks for posting this recipe ng pandesal,,i will try to make it..and thaks talaga dhil dami kong natutunan d2 dhil mahilig din akong magluto..have a nice day from here in madrid,spain…