How to make Pan de jamon (Venezuelan Christmas ham bread)

dark rum

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic rum extract

💰Cheaper: white rum

Non-alcoholic extract provides flavor without alcohol.

mixed dried fruits

🥗Healthier: fresh fruits

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruits can be lighter and more nutritious.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: pecans

Almonds provide similar crunch with less cost.

Crumble the yeast in a bowl.

Add about 50 grams of sugar and 100 grams of warm milk to the yeast, along with a few tablespoons of flour.

Mix everything and put the bowl aside in a warm place to let the yeast grow.

In a separate bowl, mix the flour with salt and butter.

Add the egg and the yeast mixture to the flour mixture.

Gradually add the warm milk to form dough.

Dust the kitchen countertop with some flour and knead the dough.

Put the kneaded dough in a bowl, cover it with a folded towel, and place it in a warm place to grow for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, the dough should have risen and doubled in size.

Dust the kitchen countertop with some flour again, remove the dough from the bowl, and cut it into two pieces for the two loaves.

Roll one piece of dough into a rectangle.

Put half of the bacon slices on the dough, then cover it with the slices of ham.

Place olives in a few rows and randomly sprinkle raisins on top.

Roll the dough carefully and close the ends, ensuring the closing is underneath.

Put the rolled dough on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, cover with a towel, and prepare the second loaf the same way.

Leave both loaves to rest on the tray covered with a towel for about 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius (350° Fahrenheit).

Using a fork, make some holes on top of the pan de jamon loaves.

Mix the egg with the brown sugar and brush the loaves generously with the mixture.

Put the loaves in the oven to bake for 20 to 25 minutes until they are nicely golden brown.

Remove the pan de jamon from the oven and let it cool in the baking tray for a little before moving it and cutting.

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