hungry sofia

Recently, when I was asking friends and family how they felt about the sandwich Cubano, I was surprised at how many said they preferred medianoches.  Similar to the Cubano but smaller and sweeter, the medianoche or “midnight” sandwich was sold in Havana nightclubs to tired dancers and at late night cafes.  Also tired from my last miss at making a pan de agua loaf, I decided to try making a medianoche bread instead.  If you live in South Florida, making Cuban bread at home makes as much sense as churning your own butter.  It’s as easy to find there as it’s impossible everywhere else, so I was excited to find a recipe for the challah-like bread on the Three Guys From Miami site.  I spent all day fussing over the rolls like a nervous mother – will the yeast bubble, do I knead more, will they rise?  I definitely had a few oh no moments along the way, I was to0 kneady, but they did rise.  The final result was all I could have hoped for a first try – a half dozen sweet, eggy medianoche rolls and one so plump it looked like it was going to eat the other five.  Though here is a lot of room for improvement with practice, I couldn’t be prouder. Continue reading ‘Pan de Medianoche’