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Pan de yuca
Pan de yuca: chewy Cali cheese rolls made from cassava starch, crisp outside and stretchy within
Cali bakeries sell pandeyucas warm in paper bags from early morning, often in a horseshoe shape, to go with a glass of kumis yoghurt drink or a café con leche. Made only from cassava starch, cheese, egg and a little butter, they are gluten free, puff up in the oven and stay hollow and stretchy inside with a thin crisp skin. Unlike pandebono, there is no corn flour, so they are lighter and chewier. Use tapioca (cassava) starch, sold in Asian and Latin shops; the cheese is typically a salty queso costeño made with animal rennet, so mix a vegetarian feta-style cheese with vegetarian mozzarella. Dough that is too wet makes them spread flat; it should feel like soft play dough. Chef's tip: they are at their best within 30 minutes of baking, so shape them ahead and bake just before eating.
- Total time
- 38 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F and line a tray with baking paper.
Step 2: Blitz 5 ½ oz salty white cheese and 5 ½ oz mozzarella in a food processor until very fine, or mash together well with a fork.
Step 3: Add 9 oz tapioca starch, 1 tsp sugar, ⅔ oz butter and 1 egg and knead until combined. Add 3 tbsp whole milk a spoonful at a time until the dough is smooth, soft and doesn't crack.
4 minStep 4: Divide into 12 pieces, roll each into a 12 cm log and bend into a horseshoe. Set well apart on the tray.
Step 5: Bake until puffed and pale golden with light brown spots on top.
16 minStep 6: Serve warm, within half an hour.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 37 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does pan de yuca take?
- About 38 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 18 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of mozzarella?
- Provolone or a mild cheddar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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