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
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.
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?
Karen
Do I combine step 2 and 3 together?
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.
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.
Erica
Thank you so much guys.....I really appreciate all your comments!
Oysterculture
Oh my, hot fresh bread from the oven complete with cheese. I'm sighing with anticipation.
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!
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen
Oh wow, any combination that includes bread and cheese is so good!
norma
Gracias! I have been dying to make a good pan de queso. Will try yours over the weekend.
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!
Sophie
¡Hola Erica!
Tus panecillos con los quesos me encantan mucho!
Éstan deleitables!
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.
Sandra G.
Que Rico! Me gustaria con Una Taza De chocolate Caliente! Delicioso!
Gloria
This bread look fantastic and delicious Erica! gloria
Simply Life
oh yum! I would LOVE a piece of that bread!!!