Putok
Putok or star bread is a dense bread roll from the Philippines made with all-purpose flour, milk, and salt. It is typically dusted with coarse white sugar. It is a variant of pan de monja distinguished primarily by the crown or star-shaped top of the bread resulting from a cross-shaped cut on the dough prior to baking. The name literally means "explosion" or "fissure" in Tagalog.
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Recipes
Pan de Putok (Chef Gene Gonzalez for ‘Philippine Breads’) |
PAN DE PUTOK. It’s one of the most common types of breads that can be found in bakeries aside from Pan De Sal, Pan de Coco, Pan de Limon, Kababayan, Monay, Pan De Red (also known as Pan De Regla) and Ensaymada. Pan De Putok is a little more firm and chewy...