Homemade Conchas (Pan Dulce)
Directions
- 1Mix together yeast and water.
- 2Melt butter in a saucepan.
- 3Add melted butter to the yeast mixture once it's foamy.
- 4Add oil, sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, and evaporated milk to the mixture.
- 5Add flour and knead until the dough is sticky.
- 6Let the dough rise for two hours.
- 7Make the topping by mixing softened butter, sugar, and flour.
- 8Add food coloring to the topping to make two different colors.
- 9Divide the dough into 100g balls.
- 10Place the dough balls on a baking sheet.
- 11Scoop out a tablespoon of topping and flatten it using your hands.
- 12Press the flattened topping onto the dough balls.
- 13You can also smash two colors together.
- 14To make the seashell effect, take a knife and score the tops of the dough.
- 15Let it rise for 30 minutes until it's puffy.
- 16Bake for 18 minutes.
- 17Serve with piping hot chocolate.
Ingredients
- 3 tbls warm water
- 2.5 tsps yeast
- 0.5 cup butter
- 1 tbls oil
- 0.33 cup sugar
- 0.75 cup evaporated milk
- 2 tsps salt
- 2 tsps vanilla
- 2 tsps cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups AP flour
- 0.5 cup room temp butter
- 0.67 cup sugar
- 1 cup AP flour
- 2 food coloring
Equipment
mixerbaking sheetknifescalemeasuring cupsmeasuring spoonssaucepankettle