Pandebonos are an everyday staple at breakfast or snack times in Colombia. Undoubtedly, for those living abroad, Pandebonos are the highlight of festivities and holidays alike. Definitively, there is nothing like a good, just baked, hot Pandebono. Hands down, these cheese breads are definitely a crowd pleaser! With the holidays upon us, it is time to whip out this deliciously easy recipe and get everyone indulging in our Pandebono Recipe. Not only will we be bringing up memories, but also teaching our kids our food culture traditions. Wepa, party time in the kitchen! Let the cooking begin!
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PandeBono Recipe
Not only are Pan de Bonos simple to make, they are a joy to eat. Every time we get together, Pandebonos are sure to make a delicious appearance. Fortunately, there are two ways of making Pandebonos, an easy way and the “out of the box” way. Regardless of which method you use I must give you fair warning: you can’t stop at one. I can’t stop at four! That said, a big batch of Pan de Bonos is your safe bet 🙂
How to Make Pandebonos The easy way
This recipe makes 15 Pan de Bonos
Pandebonos Colombiano - Colombian Cheese Breads
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups of cassava flour (yuca flour, mandioca flour or tapioca flour)
- 0.5 cups precooked conrmeal (masarepa)
- 1 cup Colombian quesito or Mexican queso fresco
- 1 cup Feta cheese
- 1 large egg
- 0.5 tbsp baking powder
- 1 pinch of sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1- Blend or mix together all of the ingredients except the egg
- 2- When step one looks homogeneous enough, add the egg to the mix
- 3- Once the mix looks smooth, make small balls of the mix. Think golf ball size.
- 4- Place the balls on a greases cookie sheet and bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes or until golden on top.
- Leave to cool a bit, but you can indulge while warm.
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Cool mom tip: queso campesino is another cheese that will work well if you don’t find Colombian quesito. 
Fastest Pandebono Recipe: The super easy out of the box way
Admittedly, my grandmom used the box too, so I don’t feel I am breaking any sacred pandebono rules 🙂
Ingredients
- A box of pandebono bread mix
- 3.5 cups of Colombian quesito or Mexican queso fresco cheese
- 3 tbsp of butter
- 0.5 cup of Water
Directions
- Mix all the ingredients together until you have a smooth mixture
- Once the mixture looks smooth, make small balls of the mix. Think golf ball size.
- Place the balls on a greased cookie sheet and 2-Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes
Cool mom tip: insert some Guaba (guayaba) paste in step #2. It takes Pandebonos to a whole new level!
Have some dulce de leche? Spread some over your Pan de Bono for a deliriously fantastic savory/sweet combination! You’re welcome 😉
Where to Find Latin Recipe Ingredients
Luckily, short of a trip to Bogotá to have a pandebono and visit the Gold Museum, when I am looking for ethnic latin ingredients I always head over to Sedano’s Supermarket. Without fail I find my green plantains, harina pan to make arepas, or the big banana leaves to make some Colombian tamales there. Any trip to Sedano’s must include a stop at the cafeteria for some pastelitos and Cuban coffee. They are experts!! It feels like I kick the winning goooooooool every time I walk out of Sedanos. Score!!!! You can definitively try online and even our friends at Amazon has Pandobono mix too.
Jackpot, my local Sedano’s in Kendall caters so well to our Latin ingredient needs that not only can I choose to make the Pandebonos the easy way, I can take a huge shortcut and buy the ready mix for them available in Sedano’s to practically bake and eat away!
When I see or smell Pandebonos, my brain screams good times! Soon you will too 🙂 Ready to enhance your breakfast, snack time or holiday celebrations with Pan de Bonos?
This looks like even I could manage this recipe! We love trying out new bread recipes. Thanks for sharing!
Can you make me some? You make it sound so easy! Yum!
Oh my goodness- my mouth is watering! I don’t think 4 would be enough— you’ve seen me, right?! LOL!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Delicious!! I should make these for Thanksgiving.
They look and sound delicious! I have a weakness for bread and these don’t sound difficult to make.
I would LOVE to try these babies. You had me at CHEESE! (Laughing)
As I’m reading through your post, the number one question I have is where can I find this stuff in North Carolina? None of those products look familiar.
Oh my goodness how delicious does this sound, I have to admit I love a good roll and this sounds perfect!
You had me at cheese and bread. There is nothing quite like fresh homemade bread!
This looks so amazing! I’m a fan of bread and cheese, so this is perfect for me.
I love that it has Feta Cheese in it. I think that one has the perfect kick that’s not too overpowering, for bread. Yum!
Looks very tasty!! It reminds me of our bread here in Brazil. Love it!!
Mmmmm…. What yummy-looking bread! I would love to make this recipe and use the cute little rolls to make deli sandwiches.
Oh wow, this bread looks delicious! Would love to try it!
Oh my gosh, I love smelling cheese bread baking. I bet this would be such a hit with the grand kids. They’d even enjoy helping me make them.
Ohh, glad to found some bread recipe. I would save this and try it on my own. Hopefully I can successfully make it! Thanks for the recipe dear.
I’ve never heard of Columbian cheese bread before, but it looks delicious! I’ll definitely have to try out this recipe!
I love to bake. This sounds good. will have to try it.
Cheese and bread together just sounds absolutely wonderful. I love it. I have never tried it but I will have to now.
This Pandebono Recipe looks so good! I haven’t tried Colombian Cheese Bread before.
My husband had these while in Colombia and loved them! I will have to try and make these for him.
I just made this and it was absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for this gluten-free recipe!
The pandebonos look yummy. You really upgraded our breakfast with this gluten-free cheese bread recipe!
I love pan de bono! I had been looking for a good recipe that I could understand (because I’m so bad at cooking! jajaja). This one looks perfect!
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