Colombian Pan de Yuca: Yuca Bread
Jaime Otero Llanos (left) and his sister Celmira Otero (right) are well known cooks in Cali.
Pan de Yuca
This yuca bread is commonly enjoyed with coffee. Recipe by Jaime Otero Llanos.
Ingrediants:
- 1 lb yuca starch
- 1/2 lb queso fresco
- 3 tsp butter
- 1 egg
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix yuca starch, queso fresco, and butter.
- Whisk the egg and mix with other ingredients.
- Take a lime-size amount of dough and shape into balls.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
Carolina Restrepo is a program intern for the Columbia program at the 2011 Folklife Festival.
