Pan de Queso is a Colombian cheese bread. There are different variations of cheese bread in Colombia. Pan de Queso Colombiano is made with all purpose flour, Pandebono Colombiano
is made with yuca flour and precooked corn flour and Almojabanas Colombianas are made with corn flour and Pan de Yuca Colombiano is made with cassava starch.
Pan de Queso (Colombian-Style Cheese Bread)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ¼ cup warm milk
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- ½ cup queso fresco
- ½ cup feta cheese
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Salt to your taste
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
- Dissolve the baking powder in the warm milk, add 1 tablespoon flour, and the sugar. Stir until well combined. Set aside for 5 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, Add the butter and stir well. Add the egg, flour, salt, cheese and using your hands mix well. Cover with plastic and let it sit at room temperature for about 40 to 50 minutes.
- Divide the mixture into 12 equal size portions, shaping them into balls or doughnut shape. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes or until golden on top. Serve warm.
Nutrition
This is one of my favorite Colombian snacks. I’m just pleased that I no longer have to go to Colombia to eat this delicious and traditional Pan de Queso.
Have you ever tried to make a food that you loved when you were a child and had a difficult time duplicating the taste of your memory...and while using the ingredients from another country? Sometimes, even when the flavor is right, it doesn't feel right. But hold out for those rare times that everything falls into place, like with this bread! This photograph hardly does them justice, but trust me, you are going to love this Pan de Queso recipe.
Buen provecho!
Salt to your taste
Belinda @zomppa
When I was in Brazil, I couldn't get enough of these. Thanks for the recipe!
Tracey@TangledNoodle
There is no way I could possibly not make this cheese bread! Even from the photos, the rolls look warm and fragrant. I could make a whole meal just from them!
Gera @ Sweets Foods Blog
Traditional, absolutely delicious love it warm with butter or ham 🙂
Cheers,
Gera
theUngourmet
I love little breads like this! Your photos are fantastic as well! 🙂
Ivy
I've never had queso before but from what I have read it must be similar to Greek anthotyro, which I love. These little breads must be perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Alex
Otra alternativa para reemplazar el queso fresco?
Erica
Alex- You can use mozarella cheese, queso blanco or quesito Colombiano.
Carla
Yes, yes, yes! Cheese and bread, cheese baked right into the bread. I want to make these, but at what point do you add the baking powder mixture after five minutes. Do you just then add everything together?
Thabks.
Pilar-Lechuza
Qué deliciosos se ven estos panes de queso. Me gusta todo lo que contenga queso y estos los voy a preparar muy pronto.
un biquiño
Erica
Carla- After 5 minutes. You can add the rest of the ingredients.
Chef E
You always have a way of making these words come out of my mouth! "Oh YUM"!
As a girl my best friend and I would cover bread/biscuits with cheese and bake them, something about cheese and bread just spells 'Goodness'!
Blond Duck
I would totally inhale that cheesebread. I had the same expierence when I tried to make these flatbreads the other day to replicate this bread this restaurant called Olgas made that I adored...it's like a sweet, fluffy pita but not a pita...no such luck!
Baking is my Zen
My sister-in-law loves this bread. Looks great.
Carmen
Stella
These chees biscuits look so delicious, Erica. I'm sure I'd eat the whole basket in one sitting if I made them...
rebecca subbiah
oh wow this looks yummy perfect with coffee
Rachana
Thanks for sharing the recipe of this traditional and delicious bread!
Erica
Thanks so much everyone!
SDL
Hola Erica,
puedes revisar tu receta? Hay un error? Instrucción no. 2 se debe mezclar con la no. 3 para poder ejecutar no. 4? Mil gracias por tus deliciosas recetas
Simply Life
oh yum! I would LOVE a piece of that bread!!!
Gloria
This bread look fantastic and delicious Erica! gloria
Sandra G.
Que Rico! Me gustaria con Una Taza De chocolate Caliente! Delicioso!
Chris
WOW! That is a gorgeous piece of bread. I can just imagine dipping pieces of it into a sauce and saying, "Oh I can't eat one more bite.....but just one more!"
Esmeralda
Hi thanks for your effort Erica.
Is the cheese grated or chopped. I don’t see any thing stated in your recipie about the cheese.
Sophie
¡Hola Erica!
Tus panecillos con los quesos me encantan mucho!
Éstan deleitables!
Joanne
Sometimes I think I've just built up the food from my childhood so much that no matter what, it wouldn't taste the same to me now. I'm really glad you were able to recreate this though. It looks fantastic!
norma
Gracias! I have been dying to make a good pan de queso. Will try yours over the weekend.
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen
Oh wow, any combination that includes bread and cheese is so good!
grace
feta isn't a cheese i love, but combined with the queso fresco, i have no doubt i could eat more than my fair share of this awesome bread!
Oysterculture
Oh my, hot fresh bread from the oven complete with cheese. I'm sighing with anticipation.
Erica
Thank you so much guys.....I really appreciate all your comments!
Gloria
Querida Chef, estoy impresionada con toda esa belleza culinaria de nuestro pais haz hecho un trabajo perfecto con mucha altura con lindas fotos, donde vendes tu libro. Te felicito de corazon yo trabajo en culinaria de una prestigiosa cadena hotelera en U.S, y de verdad me encanto tu trabajo.
Cherina
I made these the other day and my dough seemed too runny and sticky to form balls and after I baked them they seemed flat and not as fluffy as you picture. Do I need to mix the dough longer with my hands for it to thicken up? My husband is Colombian and he said they tasted amazing, but I just want to make them better. Since I've found this website about a month ago I've used several recipes and everything has been great...this is the only recipe I've had difficulties with. We live far from my husbands family so he never gets to eat colombian food and now he gets to eat it whenever he wants thanks to your website.
Karen
Do I combine step 2 and 3 together?
Yoli
Hola Erica, yo tambien soy colombiana pero vivo en Canada. Me encanta tu blog y siempre estoy pendiente de tus recetas. Ayer trate de reproducir esta receta pero no obtuve un buen resultado. La masa no me quedo muy bien. Estaba bastante blanda para manipulearla y hacer las bolitas de pan. Despues de hormearlos, no tuvieron esa textura suave y facil de masticar, no se cual fue la falla. A lo mejor me falto amasarlos mas pero como te dije la masa estaba muy blanda y pegajosa. Alguna idea?
Rosie
Hola Erica, Me encanta tu blog y he tratado algunas de tus recetas, pero esta es la segunda vez que trato de hacer esta receta y al igual que Yoli y Cherina me ha costado mucha paciencia trabajar con la masa, pues, me queda muy blanda y pegajosa. Alguna idea o tip que pueda emplear? o tal vez es algo con la medida de los ingredientes?...Esperamos tu respuesta. Saludos desde Utah!
Erica
Rosie-La masa es blandita y pegajosa 🙂 Puedes tratar de poner mas harina.
Olga A
Roi & Yoli - justo ayer preparamos unos pan de quesos super ricos usando una mezcla que a la cual solo debo agregar queso y un huevo (para la proxima voy a intentar esta receta mejor).
apenas termine de hacer la masa quedo blandita y pegajosa, pero dejandola reposar por unos minutos (como dice Erica en esta receta) se volvio una masa mucho mas manejable, asi que asegurense de dejar reposar la masa, y creo que eso les va a ayudar 🙂
Silka Guerra
Erica, where have you been all my life?!?!?!? Nunca, pero nunca se vaya por favor. 🙂 ¿¿Tienes un libro escrito a la venta?? Hazme saber.
Silka
Breida Salazar
Hola Erica
Hoy hice los pancitos para la merienda de los ninos y les encanto. Pero le tuve que poner mas harina a la masa porque estaba demasiado suave. No incremente la cantidad de queso, pero la proxima lo hare.
Muy ricos y facilisimos!
Gracias
Rico
Hola! a qué te refieres con "11/2 cups all purpose flour" ? 11 cups and 1/2? 11 half-cups? O sea, 5 tazas y media?
Erica
Rico- 1 cup + half cup.
Rico
Thx! I'm doing it right now! But I got another beginner's question: Why do I have to put it aside for 5 minutes? I understand that I should wait for 5 minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients, is that so? If not, when should I mix both mixtures together?
Rico
Well, I put everything together 🙂 Let's see what happens! 😀
Rico
It tastes great! THX 😀
Akasha
Saludos Erica...
Me encantó tu post... Pero me preguntaba si por casualidad recuerdas en qué lugar comías esos panes de queso acá en Colombia. Agradecería mucho si me sacas de mi miseria... los he buscado por todos lados, sin suerte (*Sigh*).
Que te esté yendo muy buen y agradezco de antemano tu respuesta.
judy
what type of queso fresco? is there an especific brand?
Erica
Judy- Colombian Quesito or Mexican Queso fresco!
judy
whats "feta cheese"?
Erica
Judy, feta cheese is a Greek cheese and it has a similar texture and flavors to " Colombian Queso Costeño".
It is the closest cheese to queso costeño I found here in the USA!
Anonymous
What cheese can I use for queso fresco? Cheddar?
Erica
Mozzarella
Laura
Hola, una pregunta por que al mezclar todos los ingredientes, no queda la masa como para hacer moldes, en conclusion no queda muy consistente si no como si le faltara harina... me puedes ayudar gracias! 😉
Montserrat
Hello , The recipe says baking powder ... Is this correct or should I use yeast ?
Thank you
Erica Dinho
Baking Powder.
Tracy Scott
Can you serve them at room temperature? Because I have a party that I'm going to and I need to make it the night before.
Erica Dinho
Yes.
Tracy Scott
what can you use for queso fresco if you can't have monzeralla chesee?
Ines
Erica,
Ayer trate de hacer estos panes. Seguí la receta tal como esta en tu Blog y la masa queda muy aguada y no se pueden hacer las bolitas. Les agregue un poco mas de harina, mas o menos media taza, y quedaron pesados y sin sabor al queso.
Me puedes indicar que debo hacer para que la masa no quede tan liquida y los panes queden con sabor a queso y no queden pesados?
Gracias
alexa
Hola Erica, Segui tu receta igualmente como en tu blog...Mira que la masa la deje reposar y todo y super pegajosa, muy dificil manejar...si le hecho mas harina creo que le quite el sabor a queso. Alguna tip ??
Michael
Erica,
I was wondering if it is possible to leave out the feta cheese?
Erica Dinho
Michael, you can use more queso fresco or cotija cheese.
Chris
Hi! I was wondering how to get those pretty lines in the bread. The picture of the rolls (and the rolls I have eaten as well) have those lines in the bread. How do you get that? Would you press the soft dough through a pastry bag with a large star tip? I can't think of any other way to make the rolls with the lines. Do you know??
Thanks!
Chris
Russell
My guess is to use a piping tube. also known as a piping bag, a pastry bag, or an icing tube.
Melissa
Do you ever use corn four, yuca starch and tapioca starch to make Pan de queso?
Olivia
La receta estaba muy buena. Muy fácil de seguir. ¡Gracias por la receta!
Olivia
La receta estaba muy buena. Muy fácil de seguir. ¡Gracias por la receta!
Ruthie Turcios
I am confused in one of your comments you said 1 1/2 cup flour but your recipe says 2 cups of flour?
Mia
When I was a kid I would spend summers in Colombia with my mom's side of the family. We were in Bogota and I would sneak out of the house and walk over to the store and load up on pan de Bono, almohabanas, buñelos, pan de queso, and obleas con arequipe. That would be my stash for a couple a day's along with a bucket of arequipe. This website helps me share all of this with my daughter. I love that I can keep my Colombian roots alive. Viva Colombia!!!
Diana
Maybe I'm just dumb, but I tried to make this recipe and my dough was way to dry. What did a do wrong? A video or step by step instructions would be very helpful.
Doug
I tried the recipe twice and both times the dough was too dry. Any tips?
Kate
Add more milk to make a bit less dry. Not a lot,
Or you can use cheese that’s not too dry. Like queso fresco or mozzarella.
Emilia
Hello Erica! Thank you for sharing your recipe. I plan to make extra but how do I store them? Will they heat up well? Thank you!