The Perfect Pan De Sal

I already made pan de sal before but I told myself I wanna do it again, and I want a perfect one, now I can say that this try is a success! Yes! I am proud to say, thanks be to God. Here is my recipe for this. Let me know if you will try this recipe either successful or not, so that I can share my experience and maybe I can help you in one way or the other. Thanks.


Ingredients:
4 cups all purpose flour
2 egg yolks ( beaten)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup melted butter
4 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoon yeast ( about 10 grams) Take note YEAST not baking powder.
1 cup warm water with 1 tablespoon sugar

Procedure:
1. Combine the flour, sugar and salt, set aside.
2. Combine the warm water with sugar  and yeast ( let it stand for 8 minutes allowing the yeast to be dissolved and grow) This is very important: use only WARM water, because if you will use HOT it will kill the yeast and your bread will not rise, it will be as hard as a rock (failed).  If the yeast does not grow, discard it and repeat the process until you get the correct one. It should at least grow from the normal mixture.

Mixture of warm water with sugar  and yeast

Successful mixing of yeast and warm water with sugar

3. Combine procedure 1 & 2 then add the egg and butter  then  mix well and knead it  until you form a firm dough. A good kneading is very important for best result.

After kneading

 4. Let the dough rise for 40 minutes by putting it in a big deep bowl and cover it with a damp cloth.

After 40 minutes , it doubles in size from the original dough

5. After procedure #4 knead the dough thoroughly over a floured surface to avoid it from sticking in your hands, after kneading, divide into 2 or 3  parts for easier rolling, because we need to make it into cylindrical roll like in the picture below. Then slice it diagonally about an inch size each slice.

6. Sprinkle each slice with bread crumbs then let it stand for 40 minutes allowing it to rise again, then bake at 150C for 15 minutes or until done. ( Preheat the oven for 10 minutes before baking)

7. Serve it hot and with a smile :-)

Note: Raising the dough in a cold place won't work so make sure you leave the dough in a room temperature area.