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| Alternative names | Star bread |
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| Type | Bread roll |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
Putok orstar bread is a densebread roll from thePhilippines made withall-purpose flour,milk, andsalt. It is typically dusted with coarsewhite sugar. It is a variant ofpan de monja (monáy) 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" inTagalog.[1][2][3][4]
