Pan CubanoCuban White Bread

Name: Pan Cubano (Cuban White Bread)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: 650 g Bread Flour; 380 ml Water (lukewarm); 7 g Active Dry Yeast; 15 g White Sugar; 12 g Salt; 30 g Pork Lard

This lean white loaf has a light crumb, a thin crust, and a subtle richness from lard. It is the kind of bread that works well for sandwiches and is especially good served fresh on the day it is baked.

Prep

25m

Cook

30m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

337kcal

Calories

10g

Protein

Fat

63g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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650g
Bread Flour
380ml
Water (lukewarm)
7g
Active Dry Yeast
15g
White Sugar
12g
Salt
30g
Pork Lard

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Method

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8 steps

01
Stir the active dry yeast and white sugar into the water and let the mixture stand until foamy.
02
Place the bread flour and salt in a large bowl and mix them together.
03
Add the yeast mixture and mix until a rough dough forms.
04
Knead the dough until it begins to smooth out, then work in the pork lard and continue kneading until the dough is elastic and supple.
05
Cover the dough and let it rise until doubled in size.
06
Shape the dough into loaves or long rolls and let it rise again until puffy.
07
Bake at 220°C (428°F) until golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped underneath.
08
Cool the bread on a rack before slicing.

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