Colombian holiday bread

   Psomi
 
  • 250 GRAM SELF RAISING FLOUR
  • 100 GRAM CORN MEAL
  • 100 GRAM BUTTER, soft
  • 5 EGGS
  • 100 GRAM SUGAR
  • 1/4 TSP SALT
  • 75 GRAM RAISINS
  • 1/2 TBSP VANILLA SUGAR
  • 2 TBSP RUM
  • 1 TBSP CORN STARCH
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  • 500 GRAM FLOUR
  • 4 TBSP SEMOLINA
  • 1 TSP SALT
  • 2 TBSP SUGAR
  • 2 TBSP MELTED BUTTER
  • 1 SACHET YEAST
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Mix all the ingredients well and pour this into a greased square or rectangular bread pan. Bake an hour at 160 degrees Celsius.

The 19th of March is Día de San José or Saint Joseph's day in Colombia. Joseph, the father of Jesus, celebrates his day always in the Lent period, which means abstinence - but we stick to celebration only. Click on culinary calendar for more links between cooking and history. 		Mix all ingredients with 1 1/2 cup water and knead for 10 minutes; allow the dough to rise for 1 1/2 hour. Shape the dough into a bread and make 4 diagonal slashes across the top; let it rise another hour. Sprinkle the bread lightly with water and bake it 35 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. Sprinkle again with some water after 15 and 10 minutes.


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