[Filipino Recipes] Ube Cheese Pandesal (2024)

FAQs

What is ube cheese pandesal made of? ›

Make dough: Combine flour, salt, sugar, yeast, and powdered milk in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Beat on low speed until the dry ingredients are well combined. Add the water and ube extract, then increase mixer speed to medium. Run for 3–5 minutes or until a rough dough forms.

Ube Cheese Pandesal History

It was first discovered when Kimmy Bakes Bakeshop in Cavite, Philippines posted this attractive and mouth-watering ube cheese bread on their Facebook account a few years ago.

The pan de sal

Pan de sal, literally translated as salt bread, is the national bread of the Philippines and while we think we're all initiated with it, there are as many pan de sal varieties as there is adobo.

Ponseca says the pan de suelo, or "floor bread," is still popular in the Philippines today, but it is much crustier and sturdier than the modern pandesal.

Purple yam is most common in Philippine cuisine (where it is known as ube or ubi).

Dioscorea alata is a species of yam commonly referred to as purple yam, ube, violet yam, or water yam. This tuberous root vegetable originates from Southeast Asia and is often confused with taro root. An indigenous staple of the Philippines, it's now cultivated and enjoyed worldwide.

In Filipino culture, ube is not just a food but also a symbol of Filipino resilience and adaptability. Even during challenging times, the ube plant thrives, much like the Filipino spirit.

The word ube (pronounced "ooo-bay") comes from the yam's name in Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines. (In the Philippines, it is also called ubi; when sold in seed catalogs in the United States for growing at home it is sometimes called "winged yam"). Ube is not to be confused with a purple sweet potato.

Pandesal, also known as Pan de sal (Spanish: pan de sal, lit. "salt bread") is a staple bread roll in the Philippines commonly eaten for breakfast. It is made of flour, yeast, sugar, oil, and salt.

Monay is one of the most basic bread types in the Philippines and is sometimes known as the "mother of all Filipino breads" as it can be modified to give rise to various other bread types. These include breads like pinagong and putok.

What is the most delicious bread in the Philippines? ›

Arguably the most famous and the most popular bread in the Philippines, pandesal is also one of the easiest to make at home. You'll only need simple ingredients like all purpose flour, yeast, milk and bread crumbs that pandesal is known for.

Contrary to its name, which means salt bread, pan de sal became sweet over the years as sugar became cheaper and more easily available, perhaps to extend shelf life and meet changing Filipino tastes.

Native to Southeast Asia, ube is a purple yam whose glimmering purple center, mild, sweet flavor, and coconut-like aroma have made it a popular ingredient in traditional Filipino sweets.

Pandesal ingredients are flour, sugar, salt, yeast, milk, eggs, butter, and (in this recipe) powdered cream crackers. My pandesal recipe uses only all-purpose flour. This gives it a light and airy texture when properly proofed and baked. Some other recipes call for bread flour.

What Does Ube Taste Like? The distinct ube flavor is slightly nutty with a hint of vanilla. It has a coconut-like aroma that lends itself well to dessert items. Ube is most often boiled, mashed, and mixed with condensed milk to bring out its sweetness.

Ube roll or ube pianono is a variant of ube cake made into a Swiss roll (known as pianono in the Philippines). It typically has an ube filling made with butter, sugar, milk, and mashed ube.