Best 6 Pan De Jamón Venezuelan Ham Bread Recipes

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In the realm of savory and sweet, there lies a culinary gem that has captured the hearts of Venezuelans and food enthusiasts alike: Pan de Jamón. This iconic bread, often referred to as Venezuelan ham bread, is a festive delicacy that graces tables during the Christmas season and other special occasions. Pan de Jamón is an intricate pastry that combines a soft and fluffy bread dough with a flavorful filling of ham, bacon, olives, and raisins. The dough is carefully shaped into a cylindrical loaf, resembling a log, and adorned with a decorative lattice pattern. As it bakes to golden perfection, the aromas of savory ham and sweet raisins intertwine, creating an enticing fragrance that fills the air. Discover the art of crafting this delectable bread through a collection of carefully curated recipes that showcase variations of Pan de Jamón, including a traditional version, a vegetarian alternative, and a gluten-free adaptation. Embark on a culinary journey that celebrates the rich flavors and textures of this beloved Venezuelan delicacy.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

PAN DE JAMON (VENEZUELAN HAM BREAD)



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Pan de Jamon is a traditional Venezuelan Christmas bread filled with ham and olives. Its robust flavors are a unique tribute to Venezuelan culture.

Provided by Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere

Categories     Dinner Recipes

Time 4h10m

Number Of Ingredients 13

¼ c water, warmed to 90F
¼ c sugar, divided
1 Tbsp active dry yeast
4 c all purpose flour, divided
1 tsp salt
¾ c milk, warmed to 80-90F
2 eggs, lightly beaten
4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled
¾ lb ham, deli sliced
½ c raisins
1 jar (5.75) pimento stuffed green olives, whole, drained and patted dry
1 egg white beaten with 1 Tbsp water (for egg wash)
aluminum foil (for baking)

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl mix the warm water and 1 Tbsp sugar, until the sugar dissolves. Sprinkle the yeast over top and set aside for 5-10 minutes, until the yeast is softened and slightly foamy.
  • Place 3 cups of flour in a large bowl along with the remaining 3 Tbsp sugar and salt. Mix to combine.
  • Stir the yeast mixture and add it to the flour. Add the milk, beaten eggs, and butter. Mix until combined.
  • Continue adding the remaining cup of flour until a soft dough comes together.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes, until the dough is soft and smooth, adding flour as necessary to keep the dough from sticking to the counter or your hands.
  • Place the dough in a clean, greased bowl. Cover it with a damp tea towel and let it rest in a warm, draft free place until doubled (generally 1-2 hours).
  • Once the dough has risen, lightly dust your counter with flour and roll the dough out into a rectangle, roughly a ½ inch thick (10x15 inches).
  • Cover the dough with the ham slices, arranging them almost to the edges. Sprinkle the raisins and olives over the ham.
  • Once the fillings have been layered over the dough, tightly roll the dough up from the long edge. Tuck the edges under the roll and place it, seam side down on a greased baking sheet.
  • Brush the loaf well with an egg wash of 1 egg white beaten with 1 Tbsp water.
  • Let the dough rise, uncovered, in a warm, draft free place for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until very puffy.
  • Near the end of this final rising time, preheat your oven to 375F.
  • Bake the bread for 25-27 minutes, until the loaf starts to turn golden brown. Then, loosely tent the bread with aluminum foil (to keep it from browning too much) and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes. (It will bake around 40 minutes in total.) When finished, the loaf should feel firm when tapped. The internal temperature of the loaf should be 180-190F.
  • Remove the bread from the oven. Let it cool on the pan for 10-15 minutes before carefully transferring it to a wire rack. Cool completely before slicing and serving.
  • The bread will keep in an air tight container in the refrigerator for 1 week.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143 calories, ServingSize each of 10 slices

PAN DE JAMóN (VENEZUELAN HAM AND OLIVE BREAD)



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Pan de jamón is a sweet and savory bread, and a popular Christmas treat in Venezuela. See how to make it, baking ham, olives, and raisins into the loaf.

Provided by Marian Blazes

Categories     Appetizer     Dinner     Lunch     Bread

Time 3h35m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon rapid rise yeast
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 ounces (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) unsalted butter , melted
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound smoked ham, very thinly sliced
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup sliced olives
1 egg yolk

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Place the warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and let stand for 5 minutes.
  • Add 1 cup of the flour, the butter, and egg, and mix well using the dough hook attachment.
  • Add the softened butter and another cup of flour and mix well.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and knead until smooth, adding a bit of extra flour if the dough is too sticky. When well kneaded, the dough should be soft, shiny, and smooth.
  • Place the dough in an oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, set in a warm location, and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes.
  • Divide the dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough into a large rectangle about 10 x 12 inches.
  • Brush the dough with 1 tablespoon of the melted butter. Place half of the ham slices over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border all around.
  • Sprinkle half of the raisins and half of the olives around over the ham.
  • Tightly roll up the dough lengthwise starting with the long edge, sealing the last part of the dough to the roll with some water.
  • Place roll, seam side down, on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and tuck the ends under slightly. Repeat with the other half of dough.
  • Mix the egg yolk with a teaspoon of sugar and brush the mixture onto the rolls with a pastry brush.
  • Lightly cover the rolls with oiled plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for about an hour.
  • Bake bread at 350 F for 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven, and let it cool slightly before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 kcal, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 38 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 204 mg, Sugar 4 g, Fat 6 g, ServingSize 2 rolled loaves (serves 24), UnsaturatedFat 0 g

PAN DE JAMóN (VENEZUELAN HAM BREAD)



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This recipe for the traditional Venezuelan Christmas bread comes from Martha Beltrán in Austin, Tex., who brought the recipe with her when she moved to the United States and now considers it essential to her family's Thanksgiving feast. Ms. Beltrán always starts the bread the day before she serves it, laminating it with butter three times before rolling it up with ham, bacon, olives and pimentos. The process can be long, but the dough can be left in the fridge for a flexible and forgiving amount of time, even overnight. When the finished loaves are sliced, each piece reveals a festive butter-slicked swirl.

Provided by Tejal Rao

Categories     breads, project, side dish

Time 15h

Yield 12 to 14 servings (4 loaves)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup/250 milliliters whole milk
1/4 cup/50 grams plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 ounce/14 grams/4 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
1 pound/454 grams salted butter (4 sticks), room temperature
1/2 teaspoon salt
7 eggs
4 1/2 cups/509 grams self-rising flour
3 1/3 cups/483 grams all-purpose flour, more for dusting surface
1/2 pound/226 grams ham, thinly sliced and cut into long strips 1/2 inch wide
18 ounces/509 grams smoked uncured bacon, cut into long 1/2-inch-wide strips (do not use thick cut)
2 cups/288 grams raisins
1/2 cup/85 grams pimento-stuffed green olives, thinly sliced
1/4 cup/59 milliliters whole milk
1 tablespoon sugar

Steps:

  • Make the bread: In a small pot over medium-low heat, scald milk. When milk is near boiling and bubbles form around the edge of the pot, remove from heat and let cool.
  • In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup warm water and 2 tablespoons sugar and mix well. Add yeast and let rest for 5 minutes or until bubbly.
  • Using a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk together 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, the rest of the sugar and the salt on medium-low speed just to combine. With mixer running, add eggs, cooled scalded milk and yeast mixture. Mix on medium speed until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes.
  • Place flours in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Change out the stand mixer attachment for a dough hook and slowly add flours to butter mixture about 1/2 cup at a time, until fully incorporated. The dough should pull away from the bowl's edges relatively cleanly. Let rest in bowl for about 5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle all-purpose flour on a clean work surface. Scrape out dough and knead for 5 minutes. If dough is too sticky to handle, add a little more flour, but do not let it get too dry. Cut dough into 2 pieces.
  • Roll each piece of dough with heavy rolling pin into a 15-by-20-inch rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Using a small offset spatula or butter knife, spread about 3 tablespoons butter in a thin layer over the top of the dough, just enough to cover.
  • Fold dough into thirds like a letter: With the short end of the dough facing you, fold up from the bottom, and then fold down from the top. Then, take the letter-shaped dough and fold one more time lengthwise, making a small square.
  • Wrap each of the pieces in plastic or place each one in a plastic bag and let them rest in the refrigerator for about 4 hours. Repeat process of rolling, buttering, folding and refrigerating 2 more times with both pieces of dough. This will take a total of 12 hours, but additional chilling time between rollings is O.K., allowing you to break up the process overnight. (For instance, the first rolling can be done the night before, followed by subsequent rollings the next day.)
  • Remove dough from refrigerator and divide each piece into 2 equal sections, for 4 pieces of dough in total. Lightly flour a clean work surface and roll one piece into a thin 15-by-20-inch rectangle, rewrapping in plastic and returning the other pieces to the refrigerator.
  • Fill the bread: Working lengthwise, put down a stripe of ham strips in a single layer. Below that place a stripe of bacon strips and below that, a sparse stripe of raisins and olives. (Make sure to use a light hand with the raisins and olives.) Repeat this pattern until the surface of the dough is covered.
  • Take one of the short edges of the dough, and carefully roll it up, like a jelly roll, tucking it in as you go to make sure it is tight. When it is fully rolled, tuck the open edges on either side underneath the roll, and place the whole roll seam-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet so it doesn't pop open while baking. Repeat rolling-and-filling process with the other 3 pieces of dough. Place loaves on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment, 2 to a sheet. Cover loaves with a clean dish towel and let rise for 45 minutes.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 2 loaves at a time for about 40 minutes, checking to make sure tops are becoming golden without burning. If loaves are browning too quickly, tent with foil.
  • Prepare the glaze: While the bread bakes, add milk and sugar to a small bowl and stir to dissolve.
  • At the 40-minute mark, pull the loaves out of the oven, and, using a pastry brush, glaze their tops. Bake for another 5 minutes, until the loaves have a slight sheen and are deep golden brown in color. Remove from oven and let bread rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 807, UnsaturatedFat 20 grams, Carbohydrate 79 grams, Fat 47 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 23 grams, Sodium 1206 milligrams, Sugar 20 grams, TransFat 1 gram

VENEZUELAN HAM BREAD (PAN DE JAMON) RECIPE - (4.1/5)



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Provided by davidv

Number Of Ingredients 13

Dough:
1 (0.25-oz) package active dry yeast
1 Tbsp + 1/2 tsp sugar, divided
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup whole milk
1-1/2 oz unsalted butter
1/2 tsp salt
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg + 2 tsp sugar (for egg wash)
Filling:
1 lb thinly sliced honey-baked ham
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup sliced pimento-stuffed green olives

Steps:

  • To prepare the dough, place the yeast, 1/2 tsp sugar, and the warm water in a small bowl. Loosely cover the bowl with a warm, damp towel. Let it sit for 15 minutes. Pour the milk, butter, salt, and 1 Tbsp of sugar into a small pot set over low heat. Warm up the mixture until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Do not boil. Remove the pan from the heat. Place the flour into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the hook (bread paddle) attachment. Add the yeast and milk mixture to the bowl and mix on medium speed until incorporated. Increase the speed to medium-high and mix until the dough forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 6-8 minutes. Remove the dough and place it in a mixing bowl that has been lightly sprayed with oil. Loosely cover with a warm, damp towel and place the bowl in a warm, humid area in your kitchen. Let the bread rise for 3 hours. To prepare the loaf, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray the paper with cooking spray; set aside. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and punch it down. Then, roll it into a 20"L x 16"W rectangle. Line the dough with the ham slices, slightly overlapping each piece and covering the entire surface of the dough, except for a 3/4" border around the edges. Sprinkle the raisins and olives on top of the ham, scattering them evenly throughout. Fold the 3/4" border, only from the width sides, in to prevent the filling from leaking out. Lightly brush egg wash along the borders and then roll the bread lengthwise to form a log. (Do not discard the egg wash.) Place the rolled bread, seam side down, onto the prepared sheet pan. Put a warm damp towel, loosely on top of the bread, place it in a warm and humid area in your kitchen and let it sit for 45 minutes. Position an oven rack in the bottom-middle part of the oven and preheat to 350°F. Remove the towel from the bread. Carefully dock the bread on the top and sides with a fork. Brush the bread with egg wash, completely covering top and sides. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until golden brown. Let the loaf cool completely before serving.

PAN DE JAMON (VENEZUELAN HAM BREAD) RECIPE



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Provided by bns0607

Number Of Ingredients 15

For the yeast:
1 1/2 cups water
5 teaspoons granulated yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
For the dough:
1 cup butter
4 cups warm milk
4 lbs flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
For the filling:
3 lbs sliced ham
As many olives as you would like
As many raisins as you would like
1 egg (to "varnish")

Steps:

  • 1. In a bowl, mix the water and the sugar; add the yeast and let stand for 15 minutes until it has a "head". 2. Add the butter to the warm milk, the sugar and the salt. 3. Pour the milk onto the flour, mix and add the yeast. 4. Make a dough and knead for 15 minutes. 5. Beat down on a table and put in an oiled bowl and cover with a damp cloth. 6. Set aside for an hour. 7. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin. 8. Coat with butter. 9. Arange the ham, bacon, olives and the raisins (except for a small part at the end, so you can seal the bread up). 10. Roll it up like a swiss roll and brush the"tongue" with some egg to seal it. 11. Bake at 350° F for 3/4 of an hour. Serve when cool.

PAN DE JAMON (HAM BREAD)



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Make and share this Pan de Jamon (ham bread) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Daniel Aguilar

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 1h5m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 1/2 cups water
5 teaspoons granulated yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
250 g butter
1 liter warm milk
2 kg flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 kg sliced ham
1/2 kg smoked bacon
250 g butter
1/2 kg olive
1/2 kg raisins
1 egg (to "varnish")

Steps:

  • In a bowl, mix the water and the sugar; add the yeast and let stand for 15 minutes until it has a "head".
  • Add the butter to the warm milk, the sugar and the salt.
  • Pour the milk onto the flour, mix and add the yeast.
  • Make a dough and knead for 15 minutes.
  • Beat down on a table and put in an oiled bowl and cover with a damp cloth.
  • Set aside for an hour.
  • Roll out the dough with a rolling pin.
  • Coat with butter.
  • Arange the ham, bacon, olives and the raisins (except for a small part at the end, so you can seal the bread up).
  • Roll it up like a swiss roll and brush the"tongue" with some egg to seal it.
  • Bake at 350° F for 3/4 of an hour.
  • Serve cool.
  • Can be kept in fridge for up to 4 days.
  • Sprinkle with water and heat up on a low heat before serving.

Tips:

  • If you don't have time to make the dough from scratch, you can use store-bought pizza dough or bread dough.
  • To make the dough ahead of time, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
  • To make the filling, you can use any type of cooked ham that you like.
  • If you don't have any raisins, you can substitute dried cranberries or chopped walnuts.
  • To make the glaze, you can use any type of fruit jam or jelly that you like.
  • If you want a sweeter bread, you can add more sugar to the dough.
  • If you want a more savory bread, you can add more salt to the dough.
  • Bake the bread until it is golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 190 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Let the bread cool completely before slicing and serving.

Conclusion:

Pan de Jamón is a delicious and festive bread that is perfect for any occasion. It is a great way to use up leftover ham and it is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. With a little planning, you can easily make this bread at home. So next time you are looking for a special bread to make, give Pan de Jamón a try. You won't be disappointed!

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