Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, conchas/mexican sweet bread. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Conchas/Mexican Sweet Bread is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Conchas/Mexican Sweet Bread is something which I have loved my entire life.
All Reviews for Conchas (Mexican Sweet Bread). Soft inside and crunchy outside, these shell shaped buns with a shell pattern on the top are perfect with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee! These sweet and fluffy Conchas are one of the most popular types of pan dulce in Mexican bakeries!
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook conchas/mexican sweet bread using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Conchas/Mexican Sweet Bread:
- Prepare For Bread :
- Make ready 75 gr warm milk
- Make ready 15 gr dry active yeast
- Make ready 500 gr bread flour
- Take 100 gr granulated sugar
- Take 30 gr whole milk powder
- Prepare 5 large eggs
- Prepare 7 gr salt
- Get 125 gr unsalted butter
- Make ready For Filling :
- Take 24 cubes salted butter (about 5 grams each)
- Take For Topping :
- Make ready 2/3 cup (135 grams) granulated sugar
- Take 1/2 cup (113 gr) unsalted butter (room temperature)
- Prepare 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Make ready 1 cup (130 gr) all purpose flour
This is where the concha gets its name, since "concha" means "shell" in Spanish. The classic color of the topping is white, but it can also be pink, yellow, or brown (which is chocolate flavored). Invest some time making these sweet, streusel-topped Mexican breakfast buns and the results will be well worth it. Prep time is also part of the rise time.
Steps to make Conchas/Mexican Sweet Bread:
- Add 1 tbsp of sugar and yeast into the warm milk. Mix well then let stand until frothy (about 5 minutes).
- Add the flour, the remaining sugar, powdered milk, eggs and yeast mixture into a heavy duty mixer bowl with dough hook. Knead until everything is well blended. Add salt. Knead until the dough comes together. Add butter. Knead until smooth and elastic (if the dough is being stretched it will not get torn and look transparant).
- Put the dough in a greased big bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and allow it to rise in a warm place until doubled.
- While waiting for the dough to proof, make the topping - Put the sugar, butter and vanilla extract into a mixer bowl. Beat until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and mix until a thick dough forms. Divide dough into as many flavor as you want. Add flavor or food colors. Knead until well mixed. Cover pieces with plastic wrap and put in the fridge until ready for use.
- When the dough is ready, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. At this point, take the topping out of the fridge. Divide the dough into 24 even pieces. Fill each dough with one cube salted butter and shape each piece into a ball (make sure to pinch the dough really well so the filling will not leak). Place the dough buns on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Flatten each of them a little bit.
- Devide the topping into 24 pieces. Sprinkle flour onto work surface lightly. Roll out each pieces into a round shape as same as the diameter of the bun surface.
- Transfer the topping rounds to the buns using an offset spatula. If the paste doesn’t want to stick naturally, use a pastry brush to apply dots of water on the underside before applying to the buns. Score lines into the topping to resemble the ridges on a seashell by using a small knife with a pointing tip. Allow the buns to rise on the baking sheet until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake the buns for 10 minutes or until lightly brown
- Store the leftovers in an airtight container.
This Mexican sweet bread (pan dulce in Spanish) is known for its crunchy topping and shell-like design, hence the name! Traditionally, conchas are far from vegan as they are loaded with eggs, milk, and butter. Today we are veganizing them and taking their deliciousness to a whole new level. Conchas, Mexico's Genius Cookie-Topped Breads, Are Finally Getting Their Due. For anyone like myself that has been eating conchas, the crusty, cookie-swirl topped Mexican sweet bread, since they were a kid, the pan dulce (or sweet bread) was just a part of daily.
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