Pan casero (homemade bread)

Anna

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Pan Casero (Homemade Bread)

Serves

4

Cook

30 mins

Prep

1 hrs

Difficulty

medium

I was in my hotel in Bolivia, and the entire lobby was smelling like fresh bread. I immediately went to the kitchen and met Miriam, the owner, who was making pan casero, or homemade bread. I couldn’t stop myself and had to ask her to teach me to make that delicious bread. She’s incredibly sweet and shared her recipe and process with me.

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Ingredients

25g granulated sugar

1 tbsp active dry yeast

250ml milk lukewarm

35g butter or lard softened

1 tsp sea salt

500g allpurpose or bread flour sifted

1 large egg

Instructions

Step 1

Add sugar and yeast into 1/2 cup of lukewarm milk. stir until melted. let sit for up to 30 minutes. mixture will raise and become bubbly.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, butter or lard, egg, and salt. add 1 cup milk and the yeast mixture and combine until you have a lump-free and soft dough.

Step 3

Cover the dough and let it rest in a warm place for approximately 30 minutes to allow it to double its size.

Step 4

Knead the dough again and form into spheres approximately the size of a tennis ball. place on a surface dusted in flour and let rest for 15 more minutes.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 350f. flatten dough into disks.

Step 6

Bake for 20-25 minutes. change oven function to top heat only and bake for another 5 minutes until the top is golden brown. flip disks and repeat until the bottom is golden brown too, approximately another 5 minutes.