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Directions. Preheat oven to 450. Stir together the dry ingredients, then blend in the shortening with a pastry cutter or your fingers until the mixture is crumbly. Add milk, a bit at a time, until...
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Pan de campo is basically a giant biscuit that you cut up like cornbread. It goes perfectly with Texas-style chili or some charro beans.
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Dec 28, 2023 · Enjoy warm, country-style pan de campo just like the cowboys did! It’s a basic quick bread recipe with a comforting flavor and tender crumb. You can make it with just a handful of ingredients and 15 minutes of your time!
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Step 1:
Take 2 cups of all-purpose flour. I recommend sifting it in there to make sure it’s fine. Add 1 teaspoon of salt. Traditionally, folks would be using 1-2 teaspoons, however I like a little more pop in the bread so I’m using 1 tablespoon.
Step 2:
Cut in 2 tablespoons of lard with a spoon or your fingers. Keep working it until is is crumbled into the mixture.
Step 3:
Pour the dry ingredients on a cutting board (or other surface you’re working on) and form into a pile. With your finger make a well in the middle.
Step 6:
Now, we have to knead the dough, so it’s soft, not sticky, and has less moisture. In our previous video of Sopapillas, we showed you how to knead and stretch it well, you can see it here. That way we’re making sure that any of that lard and oil in there isn’t going to clump up. Knead for 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 7:
When the dough isn’t sticky, form it into a good-sized ball, and place back on the floured surface. Roll is out to about 1/2-inch thick, keeping it in a round shape.
Get your 10-inch Dutch oven or skillet greased. If you’re doing this outside in a Dutch oven here are some tips (see indoor cooking recipe below): 1. Dry the grass or ground out around the cooking area if wet, to maintain a better heat. 2. Use a heavy ring of coals around the bottom edge of the Dutch oven and heavy on top. This is a heartier bread ...
Mar 1, 2022 · The official bread of Texas, Pan de Campo is a cowboy bread usually baked in a cast-iron skillet over an open campfire. Originated by the Tejanos, culturally descendents from the...
Feb 29, 2024 · Discover the traditional Pan De Campo bread recipe, beloved as a cowboy bread in Texas for generations. Find the recipe here and enjoy!
Mar 19, 2019 · One irreplaceable menu item for King Ranch cuisine is the pan de campo, skillet-sized disks of bread that accompany any good cow camp meal, alongside hot, strong, black coffee and frijoles. Read below to learn how to recreate the Pan de Campo all on your own, courtesy of Laureles
