World Flavors Cookbook

Pan Dulce Guatemalteco

Guatemalan sweet bread in various forms — soft, lightly sweetened rolls with a sugar-shortening topping, baked daily in every panadería.

Cuisine: Guatemala

Ingredients

• 500g flour
• 100g sugar
• 100g butter or shortening
• 3 eggs
• 150ml warm milk
• 7g dried yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• For topping: 100g flour, 80g shortening, 60g sugar, vanilla

Instructions

1. Mix yeast with warm milk. Let activate 5 minutes.
2. Combine flour, sugar, salt, butter, and eggs. Add yeast mixture.
3. Knead 10 minutes. Rest 1 hour.
4. Make topping: rub shortening, flour, and sugar to crumble.
5. Shape dough into rolls. Top with shortening mixture.
6. Rest 30 minutes.
7. Bake at 180C for 18-20 minutes.