PAN CACHITO Y ENROLLADO (ECUADOR)

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🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: bologna

Turkey is leaner, while bologna is more affordable.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative, while margarine is less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while bread flour is often cheaper.

Dilute the yeast in 3/4 cup of warm milk until fully dissolved.

Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and let it sit in a warm place to double in size.

Prepare the butter for the dough by flattening 1/2 pound of butter between plastic wrap using a rolling pin, keeping it thick.

Refrigerate the butter to keep it firm.

In a mixing bowl, combine 4 cups of flour and 10 grams of salt.

Add 50 grams of sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon of butter extract, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 1/2 teaspoon of honey to the flour mixture.

Incorporate the diluted yeast mixture into the flour mixture and knead until the dough is smooth, adding water as needed to achieve a sticky consistency.

Knead the dough for a total of 20 minutes, adding approximately 1/2 cup of water if the dough is too hard.

Transfer the dough to a floured surface and roll it out into a rectangle.

Place the prepared butter in the center of the dough and fold it over like a book to encase the butter.

Roll out the dough again into a larger rectangle and fold it to create layers, refrigerating for 10 minutes between folds.

Repeat the rolling and folding process two more times, refrigerating for 10 minutes each time.

Divide the dough in half; one half will be used for cachitos and the other for enrollados.

Cut the first half into triangles for cachitos, stretching each triangle before rolling it up tightly.

Place the rolled cachitos on a greased baking sheet.

For the enrollados, cut the second half into pieces of your desired size and roll them up as well.

Cooking Techniques

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