TUNA PANDESAL

One base dough recipe can lead to a variety of emerging recipes.  Best example is pandesal.  A classic original pandesal is transformed into filled pandesal, toasted buns and even sandwiches of several layers of greens, protein and cheese. Whatever transformation it become, sweet or savoury, the end product is always palatable.


TUNA PANDESAL

Pandesal dough using this recipe. Use only 300 grams dough and the rest make it into plain buttermilk pandesal.

Tuna Filling:

makes 6 pieces bun.

1 head garlic, minced
1 medium onion, minced
1 can tuna flakes
1 tsp LKK superior Light Soy Sauce
pepper
spring onions, chopped
2 tsp EVOO

In a pan sauté garlic and onions.
Add tuna flakes. Stir in soy sauce and pepper.
When done, add spring onions.
Cool and ready to use.

Pandan Leaves top blanket.

When dough is ready, divide the raw dough into 50 grams each. Flatten each small dough and fill about tablespoon of tuna filling.
Pull the sides together and twist to seal.
Place it on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, bottom down.
Rest the buns for about an hour or until double the size.
When buns are ready, get a washed pandan leaf, wrap it around the bun and secure with toothpick. Do this to the rest the buns.

Bake buns in pre-heated oven at 175 Degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes.
Remove and ready to serve.