18 Reviews of Cuban Bread

From: Misty Mathews

On Mar 27, 2004

I made this bread today and it was very good. The bread is dense and chewy and has a good crust. My husband really liked it also. I did let the dough rise longer (45 min)on the first rise and I also allowed for a second rise of 30 minutes in the pan.

From: Jellyqueen

On Apr 6, 2004

This is a really great recipe. Since it is just the 2 of us, I did cut the recipe in half and make just the one loaf. It worked just fine this way. I used the food processor method and followed the directions to a T. I will be making this bread again. Wish I had a digital camera to show everyone what a beautiful loaf this bread makes.

From: Judy from Hawaii

On Oct 11, 2004

These loaves whipped up in my Kitchen Aid in no time flat. The results were two attractive, slightly chewy loaves. (The chewy part is a good thing, BTW.) I just finished off a slice warm & it was very good. I will try the rolls next time.

From: Ma Field

On Mar 11, 2008

Five stars for ease and flavor! I've been wanting to make this since I read the "Gazette" recipe. 1 1/2 hours from start to finish. And the bread, oh MY it's good. I only had 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour left so I used mostly white. I can't wait to try with more ww flour, or with some other grain choices. I didn't use the pan of boiling water (I got invovled in making another dish for dinner and just plain forgot!) The end result was still quite wonderful. I made half the batch as rolls and the other as an artisan loaf. Both baked up beautifully. We ate all the rolls that night and started in on the loaf! We had slices from the loaf the next day and they were just as good as when first baked. If I had time to allow a longer rise, I'd probably use half as much yeast, just to save a few pennies. But I love that I now have yeast bread in "quick bread" time. Thanks for sharing!

From: Roosie

On Oct 15, 2004

As you said in the description, "This is wonderful bread!" It is so easy and fast (for a yeast bread) and produces such a wonderful loaf! I made 2 subs- I used whole wheat pastry flour instead of white and sucanat instead of sugar, but other than that, followed the recipe exactly. I made a half recipe, and found I only needed the lesser ammount of 'white' flour (1 cup for me, but 2 cups for the full recipe). It is wonderfully dense chewy with a wonderful artesian crust. I baked mine on my pizza stone and followed your suggestion of brushing the top with water and sprinkling with sesame seeds. Only 1 thing- My bread hadn't really risen at all after 15 minutes, so next time I might give it a longer rising time, or let it rise in the pan or both. It did make a rather smallish loaf (which is fine by me, since its just BF and myself). This is a wonderful recipe for a simple healthful bread. It worked perfectly (I have had issues with other yeast bread recipes I have tried) and is SO EASY! Thank you, Jen... I will make this often!

From: NcMysteryShopper

On Nov 16, 2005

I made rolls with this bread recipe and they were awesome! I loved the crispy crust and the mellow inside! These were just what I wanted and I will be making these agian. They were also very attractive (I put the X on the small rolls)!

From: Angie2B

On Dec 28, 2007

I've made this a lot except used all white flour. I love it, because it only takes one hour and fifteen minutes from beginning to end. This is really good.

From: jmeadows

On May 1, 2007

I make this bread often and was glad to see it already posted here!! Just a note: In the book Amy mentions you can make it with 1 T. of yeast instead of 2. I found the 2 T. a bit too yeasty sometimes, but the 1T. works beautifully. I hope that helps someone

From: Potluck

On Feb 28, 2007

I made half this cuban bread recipe to go with the cuban sandwich#155359. I wanted to make with the leftover puerto rican pork I had. This recipe made a small round loaf. It was very dense and chewy. I added the sesame seeds..I liked this bread..If I make it again,I might make the rolls..

From: Nicole_85

On Nov 10, 2006

This bread is great! So simple to make, but it tastes great!