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was lucky to have found purple yams on sale today during a quick grocery run for veggies, and was finally able to try making the trending ube cheese pandesal (purple yam and cheese buns)... was quite happy with the results but my taste tester said it could use a little more sweetness so I am making another batch when we finish this one. 
Baking really does make me happy. The anticipation of waiting for the finished product to come out of the oven builds excitement, sinking your teeth into the finished product brings satisfaction of nailing the recipe and the delights of friends and family over the baked good brings warmth to the heart.
I hope to master and perfect more recipes - maybe one day I will be good enough to make it a business!

Ube Cheese Pandesal

Ingredients:

for dough
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1tbsp instant yeast
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 cup of warm fresh milk
- 2 tsp of salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp of edible oil
- 3 tbsp ube flavored powder for filling: - ube halaya (home made or store bought) - cheese cubes

how to:
- in a small saucepan warm (do not boil, just bring to lukewarm temp) milk, butter, sugar and oil
- remove from heat add ube flavor powder and mix until dissolved
- sprinkle yeast in and let sit for 5-10 minutes until yeast froths
- in a separate bowl mix flour and salt
- pour in milk mixture, mix until just combined and knead until smooth.
- cover and place in a warm area to rest for about an hour until doubled in size
- punch dough and roll into a log, divide into equal parts and roll into balls (size depending on how big you want your pandesal to be)
- flatten each ball and put a teaspoon or so of ube filling and a cube of cheese
- seal and roll into a ball again and coat with breadcrumbs
- arrange in  baking sheet and cover to rest while preheating oven to 340 degrees
- bake for 20 minutes or until slightly browned on the tops
- serve and enjoy!




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