Panadería Orejón triumphs with its Pan de Cruz baked with the innovative STATIC REFRAC thermal oil oven from GPG
At Panadería Orejón, tradition and innovation combine to offer an exceptional product. With more than 80 years of history, this family business continues to maintain its essence with the Pan de Cruz, baked on stone in GPG’s revolutionary STATIC REFRAC thermal oil oven. Esta tecnología avanzada permite conservar la pureza de la tradición, pero con una eficiencia y precisión incomparables.
Thanks to the help of this innovative GPG oven, Panadería Orejón’s Pan de Cruz has been awarded the Best Pan de Cruz Gran Selección prize, recognizing its exceptional quality. As explained José Beamud Ortega, fourth generation of the family:
It is the closest thing, or the same, to cooking with a traditional oven.
The recipe that keeps this legacy alive comes directly from grandmother Eugenia, and now, her grandchildren, at the helm of the business, take care of every detail, offering bread and pastries made with 100% natural ingredients, preserving the authentic flavor of always.
Pan de Cruz is known for its compact and dense texture of durum wheat, with a consistent, white crumb. Its distinctive domed loaf and smooth crust are distinguished by two deep cross-shaped cuts, which are popularly associated with the Cross of Calatrava, the symbol of the region. Made with a hard dough, this bread has a thick, soft and crunchy golden crust, with a toasted cereal flavour. The crumb is white, soft and spongy, with an intense cereal aroma and a slightly sweet touch.
Although this bread was traditionally baked in wood-fired ovens, Panadería Orejón has managed to preserve the tradition thanks to the advanced technology of the GPG STATIC REFRAC oven., which replicates traditional cooking with consistent, high-quality results. A STATIC REFRAC thermal oil refractory sole oven, a choice that respects tradition while adopting modern technologies.
This iconic bread, authentic from the province of Ciudad Real, especially known in the Campo de Calatrava region, maintains its essence in towns such as Almagro, Carrión de Calatrava and Manzanares. We congratulate the entire team at Panadería Orejón for their excellence and dedication to the art of baking!
