How to Prepare Wolfgang Puck Conchas/Mexican Sweet Bread

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, conchas/mexican sweet bread. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Conchas are a popular type of pan dulce (or Mexican sweet bread) that's commonly sold in panaderias (or bakeries) across the U. The word 'concha' translates to 'shell' in English, which describes their fun seashell-like appearance. Conchas are a soft and sweet Mexican bread with a white topping that resembles the surface of a seashell. This is where the concha gets its name, since "concha" means "shell" in Spanish.

Conchas/Mexican Sweet Bread is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Conchas/Mexican Sweet Bread is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first 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:

1. Get For Bread :
2. Make ready 75 gr warm milk
3. Prepare 15 gr dry active yeast
4. Make ready 500 gr bread flour
5. Get 100 gr granulated sugar
6. Prepare 30 gr whole milk powder
7. Get 5 large eggs
8. Get 7 gr salt
9. Prepare 125 gr unsalted butter
10. Take For Filling :
11. Make ready 24 cubes salted butter (about 5 grams each)
12. Get For Topping :
13. Prepare 2/3 cup (135 grams) granulated sugar
14. Make ready 1/2 cup (113 gr) unsalted butter (room temperature)
15. Get 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
16. Prepare 1 cup (130 gr) all purpose flour

A must-have in every Mexican bakery and the most popular pan dulce (sweet bread), Conchas are sweet and soft buns with a sugar shell pattern crust on the top (shell means concha in Spanish). A Mexican best-seller, it's a favorite for breakfast, a snack or with a yummy glass of milk before going to bed. Conchas Concha (Mexican sweet bread) is a breakfast or snack pastry found all over Mexico. It has a fluffy brioche-like dough with a crispy streusel topping, scored to resemble a shell.

Steps to make Conchas/Mexican Sweet Bread:

1. Add 1 tbsp of sugar and yeast into the warm milk. Mix well then let stand until frothy (about 5 minutes).
2. 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).
3. Put the dough in a greased big bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and allow it to rise in a warm place until doubled.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake the buns for 10 minutes or until lightly brown
9. Store the leftovers in an airtight container.

Conchas Concha (Mexican sweet bread) is a breakfast or snack pastry found all over Mexico. It has a fluffy brioche-like dough with a crispy streusel topping, scored to resemble a shell. The pastry can come in a variety of colors and other shapes, but I prefer the plain and chocolate streusel. Conchas are a type of Mexican sweet bread roll with a crunchy topping of sugar, butter, and flour that is scored for a striped appearance similar to a seashell. The origins can be traced back to Mexico's pre-colonial period when French, Spanish, and Italian bakers brought their bread recipes.

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