Venezuelan Pan de Jamón
Mayte Rueda
A traditional bread stuffed with deli ham, bacon, olives, and raisins, Venezuelan pan de jamón is a must during the holiday season. This slightly sweet bread is prepared by rolling up the dough into a log forming a tasty spiral with stuffed ingredients once sliced. Usually serve with soup or salad, this pan de jamón is the best way to bring a taste of Venezuelan cuisine to your table.
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Ingredients
8
Portions
  • 1 1/4 cups cow's milk, tibia, para la masa
  • 1 tablespoon salt, para la masa
  • 1/4 cups sugar, para la masa
  • 4 cups wheat flour, para la masa
  • 1 cup butter, para la masa
  • 1 tablespoon yeast, 11 g, para la masa
  • 3 eggs, para la masa
  • 4 cups deli ham, para el relleno
  • 1 cup smoked bacon, para el relleno
  • 1 cup olives, sin semilla, para el relleno
  • 1/2 cups raisins, para el relleno
  • 2 tablespoons piloncillo, derretido, para barnizar
  • 1 egg, para barnizar
Preparation
2h
45 mins
Easy
  • In a bowl, mix milk, sugar, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a mixer, mix flour and yeast thoroughly. Add butter and mix for 5 minutes. Add eggs and milk mixture little by little and mix for 20 minutes until the dough does not stick to the bowl.
  • Grease a bowl with a bit of vegetable oil. Place dough into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  • Punch down dough. On a floured surface, roll out dough and cut into a large rectangle. Place deli ham slices on top of ¾ parts of the rectangle.
  • Arrange bacon strips on top. Sprinkle raisins and arrange olives into rows on top of the bacon strips.
  • Cut remaining fourth of the dough rectangle into thin strips as shown in the video.
  • Roll rectangle back up starting from the first olive row and cover roll with the dough thin strips.
  • In a bowl, mix piloncillo and egg. Brush roll with previous mixture and let proof for 30 minutes. Bake at 356 °F for 45 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, place on a chopping board, and cut into slices. Serve Venezuelan pan de jamón with salad on the side.

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* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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