Ube Cheese Pandesal

Name: Ube Cheese Pandesal
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 16 portions
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 500 g · 4 cups bread flour; 30 g · ¼ cup ube powder, or 200 g ube halaya; 250 ml · 1 cup warm milk; 80 g · ¼ cup sugar; 7 g · 2¼ tsp instant yeast; 50 g · 1 egg egg; 60 g · 4 tbsp butter, soft; 5 ml · 1 tsp ube extract; 6 g · 1 tsp salt; 150 g · 1½ cups cheddar or cheese spread, cubed; 50 g · ½ cup breadcrumbs, for coating

🍽 Serves 16⏱ Prep 30 min🔥 Cook 20 min⏳ Rest 120 min🌍 Filipino

Soft purple yam bread rolls with a melting cheese centre and a crumb coating.

📍 Philippines

The story of the dish

Pandesal is the Filipino breakfast roll since Spanish times; the ube cheese version became a nationwide craze in 2020.

The name: Pan de sal means 'salt bread' in Spanish.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
bread flour	≈ 500 g	≈ 4 cups
ube powder or 200 g ube halaya	≈ 30 g	≈ ¼ cup
warm milk	≈ 250 ml	≈ 1 cup
sugar	≈ 80 g	≈ ¼ cup
instant yeast	≈ 7 g	≈ 2¼ tsp
egg	≈ 50 g	≈ 1 egg
butter soft	≈ 60 g	≈ 4 tbsp
ube extract	≈ 5 ml	≈ 1 tsp
salt	≈ 6 g	≈ 1 tsp
cheddar or cheese spread cubed	≈ 150 g	≈ 1½ cups
breadcrumbs for coating	≈ 50 g	≈ ½ cup

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: stand mixer or large bowl · baking tray · kitchen scale · bench scraper

Method

Rehydrate the ube powder in a little of the warm milk.
Mix flour, sugar, yeast and salt; add milk, ube, egg and ube extract and knead 8 minutes.
Add the butter and knead until smooth and elastic.
Let rise 1 hour until doubled.
Divide into 16 pieces, wrap each around a cube of cheese and roll in breadcrumbs.
Proof 45 minutes on a tray.
Bake at 180°C (355°F) for 15 to 18 minutes.

🌡️ 180°C (355°F) oven

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Weigh the dough pieces so all rolls bake evenly.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 16

200kcal

7 gprotein

30 gcarbs

6 gfat

Allergens

GlutenEggsMilk

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