Recipe: Filipino Pandesal (salt bread)

In my youth I would be woken at approximately 5:00 a.m. either by the Rooster or by the neighborhood boy loudly pitching his fresh, locally-made (Manalo Bakery) bread rolls through our neck of the woods. 

"Pandesal --- Manalo!!" 

 My Dad was also up and invariably purchased a dozen or so. We had no oven of our own so we had to buy them from the town bakery via their sales boy.  I could barely stay in my bed another minute.  I was excited to start my day with these hot-from-the-oven goodies dipped in my "coffee" or slathered with a favorite jelly. Life was simple and so good!

PANDESAL (recipe by A.P.M.)

2 eggs
1 cup water (lukewarm) or warm 2% regular milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable or corn oil
1/2 tsp salt
4 cups Gold Medal bread flour
1 packet yeast

Put all the ingredients in the order above into the breadmaker pan
Use the "dough" cycle until done.
Take the dough out and form into round  shapes, 
or cut them into little rectangles. Makes about 25-30 pieces.
Brush with oil and roll them into regular bread crumbs and arrange in a bread pan. 
 Let rise until they are double in size.  
Bake for 10-15 mins or until light brown at 350 degrees
Enjoy!!

baked by my teen-aged daughter

we used this brand for bread flour, pc: amazon.com

PANDESAL or pan de sal (Spanish for "salt bread")

White Lily Bread Flour

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Bruschetta Bar

Breakfast Bruschetta Bar

Feed a houseful of hungry guests the easy way, without standing behind the griddle for hours. How? By letting them help themselves from a gorgeous selection that offers something for everyone. (Martha Stewart Living)

PHOTOGRAPHY BY: MARCUS NILSSON

The strategy: you do the setup and they do the  serving. Let your guests help themselves, creating their own sweet or savory flavor combinations. Toast a few trays of hearty 

whole-grain bread and offer the slices with platters of meats, smoked fish, and cheeses; bowls of fruit; presliced or precooked vegetables; soft-cooked eggs; and, of course, plenty of options for schmearing, drizzling, and sprinkling. 

Here are some suggestions -- but really, the options are endless.

• Sauteed Spinach with Garlic + Soft-Cooked Egg (For perfect soft-cooked eggs: Boil water, add eggs, cook 5 minutes. Drain -- and you’re done.)

• Raspberry Jam + Aged Goat Cheese

• Coconut Oil + Banana + Coconut Flakes
 

• Sliced Ham + Dried Apricots

• Smashed Tomatoes + Bacon + Parsley

• Maple Syrup + Flaxseeds + Pecans

• Labneh + Grapes + Almonds

• Smoked Salmon + Scallions

• Grainy Mustard + Salami + Cucumber

Antipasto (plural antipasti) is the traditional first course of a formal Italian meal. Typical ingredients of a traditional antipasto include cured meats, olives, peperoncini, mushrooms, anchovies, artichoke hearts, various cheeses (such as provolone or mozzarella), pickled meats, and vegetables in oil or vinegar. - wikipedia

Bruschetta

Breakfast Bruschetta Bar

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