PANDESAL

Ingredients

 2 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast

 1 1/4 cup whole milk, warmed to 100-105 degrees F
 3 cups all-purpose flour
 1 1/2 cups bread flour
 1 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
 1/3 cup granulated sugar
 2 large eggs, lightly whisked
 breadcrumbs, as needed

Instructions 5. Remove from mixing bowl and transfer to

1. Dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add 2
teaspoons of sugar. Stir to combine. Let
stand for 5-10 minutes until yeast has
activated and mixture is foamy.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together all-
purpose flour, bread flour, and salt. Set
aside.
3. Pour yeast mixture into the bowl of a
stand mixer fitted with a hook attachment.
Add remaining sugar, butter, and lightly
whisked eggs.
4. With the mixer running on low speed, add
the flour mixture in three additions. Once all
the flour has been added, increase speed to
medium. Continue to knead until dough
comes together to form a smooth ball.
a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap
and let dough rise at room temperature for 1
hour. Punch dough down and divide into 24
equal parts.
6. Roll dough into balls and dip the top of
the bread roll into breadcrumbs. Place rolls
breadcrumb side up on a parchment lined
baking sheet. Cover dough with plastic wrap
to prevent from drying out. Allow bread
rolls to rise for 15-20 minutes, until bread
rolls have puffed up.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove
plastic wrap and bake for 20-25 minutes
until fragrant and golden brown. Eat bread
rolls warm or at room temperature.
 Banana Cake

Ingredients

 125g butter
 150g caster sugar
 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 1 egg, beaten
 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
 190g self raising flour
 60ml milk

Method

1. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin. Melt butter, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan over a
medium heat.
2. Remove from heat and add the mashed bananas, mix well.
3. Add the egg, mix well.
4. Stir in the flour and the milk.
5. Pour into the prepared tin, sprinkle with a tablespoon of demerara sugar to give a crunch
topping if liked.
6. Bake at 170 C / Fan 150 C / Gas 3 for 35 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
Leave to cool before slicing and eating.
 My Favorite: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

 200g softened butter

 300g soft brown sugar
 2 tsp vanilla extract
 2 eggs
 300g self raising flour
 80g cocoa powder
 1 tsp baking powder
 300g choc chips

Method

1. preheat oven to 180 c/ gas 4

2. cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in vanilla extract and eggs
3. in a separate bowl sift flour, cocoa and baking powder together
4. add flour mix to the creamed mix in stages( a third at a time) mix well. fold in
choc chips until just combined.
5. spoon a tablespoon of the mixture on to a baking tray and just let it drop off the
spoon, repeat until you have used up all the cookie mixture.
6. bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes, when you remove the cookies from the
oven they will still be soft, leave to cool completely on the baking tray, where
they will continue to cook slightly,when completely cold move to a cooling rack