{"id":33555,"date":"2024-12-12T02:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familiakitchen.com\/?p=33555"},"modified":"2025-04-11T14:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:33:30","slug":"lisas-pan-de-huevo-or-egg-bread-for-panama-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familiakitchen.com\/es\/lisas-pan-de-huevo-or-egg-bread-for-panama-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Pan de Huevo de Lisa o Pan de Huevo de Panam\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pan de huevo or egg bread was her all-time favorite, remembers Lisa Kear<\/a>, one of our favorite Panamanian homecooks. Though she now lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, Lisa fondly remembers the fresh breads that were sold in the coastal streets of Colon, Panama<\/a>, where she grew up. The type of pan she loved the most is this challah (also known as pan de huevo or egg bread), a favorite festive food on the Christmas and New Year\u2019s table in Panama.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Although Lisa isn\u2019t exactly sure why and how this traditionally Jewish bread became a popular Christmas item (she theorizes the large Jewish population in Panama could be one reason), she is very glad it has become part of her homeland\u2019s Panamanian Christmas tradition. First, because it\u2019s delicioso, she says, and second: \u201cthe bread has a beautiful yellow coloring and rich flavor as a result of all of the egg yolks in it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes this recipe so extra special is that it is entirely Lisa\u2019s\u2014she put it together after years of experimenting, with the goal of creating the softest texture possible and most flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To take pan de huevo to the next level, Lisa recommends using your own sourdough starter. The starter she made for this year\u2019s pan de huevo is from the fermented juice of cherries that she grows in her backyard. After baking fresh bread for so many years, Lisa can now taste the difference between bread baked with dry yeast and bread baked with a live culture of yeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though this pan de huevo may take a bit more time and effort than other bread recipes (especially if you are kneading the dough by hand), it is entirely worth it, says Lisa. She recommends using any leftover dough for rolls, buns, or any other shape bread. A freshly baked loaf of pan de huevo is also perfect for making sandwiches with holiday leftovers, especially the family-famous Christmas ham<\/a> recipe<\/a> she makes every year from her Panamanian father\u2019s own recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for more festive, authentic Latino Christmas recipes, check out our roundup of Familia Kitchen homecook\u2019s favorite holiday recipes<\/a> for inspiration! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready to Bake Lisa\u2019s Pan de Huevo for the Holidays?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Lisa\u2019s Pan de Huevo or Egg Bread from Panama<\/h2>\n\n
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