Ingredients:
110 mls (1/2 cup) warm water
1 tbsp (1 sachet, 21 gms) dried yeast
1 tbsp sugar
500 gms all purpose flour
110 mls (1/2 cup) warm milk
100 gms unsalted butter, melted
1 egg, beaten
100 gms (1/2) cup sugar
1 tbsp salt
300 gms finely diced ham
100 gms finely diced bacon
1 egg, beaten (to paint the cachitos)
Method:
110 mls (1/2 cup) warm water
1 tbsp (1 sachet, 21 gms) dried yeast
1 tbsp sugar
500 gms all purpose flour
110 mls (1/2 cup) warm milk
100 gms unsalted butter, melted
1 egg, beaten
100 gms (1/2) cup sugar
1 tbsp salt
300 gms finely diced ham
100 gms finely diced bacon
1 egg, beaten (to paint the cachitos)
Method:
- Mix the sugar, yeast and water together. Allow to rest in a warm place until the yeast is frothy.
- Mix the flour, warm milk, butter, beaten egg, sugar and salt together in a bowl. Mix together with a silicone spoon, and when the dough comes together, with your hands, until you have a smooth, silky dough. Add a tiny bit more flour if the dough feels too wet.
- Set the dough aside in a warm place for about 30 - 45 minutes, until it begins to rise.
- Mix together the ham and the bacon.
- Heat the oven to 395ºF (200ºC)
- Once the dough has risen, divide into two parts. Keep one part aside. Roll the other part into a circle, like a pizza, so the dough is thin (about 1 mm).
- Now cut the "pizza" in half, in quarters, and into eight pieces, as if they were pizza slices.
- Mix the ham and bacon together. Take about a tablespoonful and put on the top part of the dough (the thick part). Fold over the sides and begin to roll the dough towards you, until you have something like a "croissant". Do all the cachitos the same way.
- Beat the 2nd egg. Paint all the cachitos with beaten egg.
- Generously oil the baking sheet and put all the cachitos on it. Bake for about 12 minutes, until browned.
