Cachitos
Cachitos are little Venezuelan ham croissants that are eaten for breakfast. These particular croissants are closer to a dinner roll in texture, but nothing short of deliciousness.
Equipment
- standing mixer dough hook
- rolling pin
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp lard
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp instant yeast
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups flour
- 1 lb deli ham cut into strips
- 1 egg white mixed with 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Bring the milk just to a boil. Pour over the butter and lard in the standing mixer bowl and allow to melt.
- Add 1 cup of flour, salt, sugar, and eggs. Mix with the dough hook attachment on low speed.
- Add the yeast and the rest of the flour. Beat on medium speed.
- Knead dough for 5 minutes.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 2 hours in a warm place.
- Punch down the dough.
- Lightly flour a clean surface. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces.
- Roll out into an 8” cylindrical disc.
- Cut into 4 triangular pieces.
- Lay ham across the outer edge of the dough.
- Roll the dough towards the triangular point.
- You should yield 16 croissants.
- Place the croissants on 2 baking sheets. Brush with melted butter. Cover and allow to rise for another hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375. Brush with the egg white/sugar mixture. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
