How To Make Conchas
Learn how to make traditional Mexican sweet bread with this conchas recipe. The bread is tender and sweet and has a seashell-like appearance.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2½tspyeast
- ½cupwarm water
- ½cupevaporated milk
- 1cupwhite sugar
- 1tspsalt
- ⅓cupbutter,or margarine, melted
- 1egg
- 4cupall-purpose flour
- ½tspground cinnamon
- ⅔cupwhite sugar
- ½cupbutter,or margarine
- 1cupall-purpose flour
- 2tspground cinnamon
- 1tspvanilla extract
Instructions
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In a large bowl, stir together the yeast and warm water. Mix in the milk, 3/8 cup sugar, ⅓ cup melted butter, salt, egg and half of the flour. Gradually mix in the remaining flour, and half a teaspoon cinnamon.
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Turn the dough out onto a floured counter to knead as soon as it pulls together enough.
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Knead for 6 to 8 minutes, until smooth and elastic. Place in a large greased bowl, and turn the dough to coat. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled. This will take about 1 hour.
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Make the topping while the dough rises. In a medium bowl, beat ⅔ cup sugar and ½ cup butter until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour until the mixture is the consistency of thick paste.
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Divide into two parts, and place one part in a separate bowl. Mix cinnamon into one half, and vanilla into the other half.
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When the dough is done rising, cut into 12 even-sized pieces. Shape into balls, and place on a greased cookie sheet, spacing about 3 inches apart. Divide each bowl of topping into 6 balls, and pat flat.
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Place circles of topping on top of the dough balls patting down lightly. Use a knife to cut grooves in the topping like a clam shell. Cover and let rise until doubled. This will take about 45 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
Nutrition
- Calories: 434.36kcal
- Fat: 14.50g
- Saturated Fat: 8.78g
- Trans Fat: 0.52g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.77g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.79g
- Carbohydrates: 69.43g
- Fiber: 1.92g
- Sugar: 29.00g
- Protein: 7.04g
- Cholesterol: 50.27mg
- Sodium: 213.97mg
- Calcium: 47.42mg
- Potassium: 107.68mg
- Iron: 2.58mg
- Vitamin A: 120.46µg
- Vitamin C: 0.22mg
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