Ube Cheese Pandesal

Name: Ube Cheese Pandesal
Total time: 155 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 0.5 cup lukewarm water; 0.67 cup lukewarm milk; 2.5 teaspoon instant yeast; 1 tablespoon brown sugar (for Proofing); 1 whole egg (large); 3.67 cups all purpose flour; 6 tablespoons brown sugar; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons margarine; 1 tablespoon Ube flavoring; 1 tablespoon ube powder; Cheddar Cheese; Bread crumbs

2h 35m

Serves 20

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Ube Cheese Pandesal

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2h 35m

Serves 20

Directions

1Combine lukewarm water, lukewarm milk, instant yeast, brown sugar, and one whole egg in a bowl.
2Mix well until thoroughly combined.
3Cover the mixture and let it rest for 5 minutes.
4Add ube flavoring to the mixture.
5Mix it until the color changes to purple.
6In a stand mixer, add all-purpose flour, brown sugar, and ube powder.
7Mix the dry ingredients together.
8Pour the wet ube mixture into the dry ingredients in the stand mixer.
9Knead the dough until it comes together.
10Add soft unsalted butter and salt to the dough.
11Continue kneading until the butter and salt are fully incorporated and the dough is smooth and elastic.
12Take the dough out and press it down to remove air bubbles.
13Portion the dough into 50g pieces.
14Flatten each dough portion.
15Place a piece of cheddar cheese in the center.
16Wrap the dough around the cheese and seal it completely.
17Roll the filled dough in breadcrumbs until fully coated.
18Arrange the coated dough balls on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
19Cover the baking tray and let the dough rest again for 30 minutes.
20Bake the pandesal in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20-25 minutes.

Ingredients

0.5 cup lukewarm water
0.67 cup lukewarm milk
2.5 teaspoon instant yeast
1 tablespoon brown sugar (for Proofing)
1 whole egg (large)
3.67 cups all purpose flour
6 tablespoons brown sugar
0.5 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons margarine
1 tablespoon Ube flavoring
1 tablespoon ube powder
Cheddar Cheese
Bread crumbs

Equipment

measuring cupwhiskplastic wrapmixing bowlstand mixerspatulakitchen scalebaking trayparchment paper

Tips

Baking time may vary depending on the type of oven used.
If the dough is too stiff, add more water or milk as needed, as flour absorption can differ.

Ube Cheese Pandesal

2h 35m

Serves 20

tiktok.com

Ube Cheese Pandesal

tiktok.com

2h 35m

Serves 20

Directions

1Combine lukewarm water, lukewarm milk, instant yeast, brown sugar, and one whole egg in a bowl.
2Mix well until thoroughly combined.
3Cover the mixture and let it rest for 5 minutes.
4Add ube flavoring to the mixture.
5Mix it until the color changes to purple.
6In a stand mixer, add all-purpose flour, brown sugar, and ube powder.
7Mix the dry ingredients together.
8Pour the wet ube mixture into the dry ingredients in the stand mixer.
9Knead the dough until it comes together.
10Add soft unsalted butter and salt to the dough.
11Continue kneading until the butter and salt are fully incorporated and the dough is smooth and elastic.
12Take the dough out and press it down to remove air bubbles.
13Portion the dough into 50g pieces.
14Flatten each dough portion.
15Place a piece of cheddar cheese in the center.
16Wrap the dough around the cheese and seal it completely.
17Roll the filled dough in breadcrumbs until fully coated.
18Arrange the coated dough balls on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
19Cover the baking tray and let the dough rest again for 30 minutes.
20Bake the pandesal in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20-25 minutes.