Why you’ll love this recipe
Soft, lightly sweet buns topped with a crisp vanilla or chocolate shell pattern.
What you’ll need
Everything is listed below so you can gather your ingredients before cooking.
Mexican Conchas
Soft, lightly sweet buns topped with a crisp vanilla or chocolate shell pattern.
Habibi Recipes
Mexican Conchas
Prep Time35 Minutes
Cook Time20 Minutes
Serves12 Servings
Ingredients
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2¼ tsp instant yeast
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup warm milk
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup softened butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup flour for topping
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup butter for topping
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder, optional
Instructions
- Mix flour, yeast, sugar, salt, milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla into a soft enriched dough.
- Knead until smooth and elastic, then cover and let rise until doubled, about 75 minutes.
- Beat the topping flour, powdered sugar, and butter into a paste; divide and add cocoa to half if desired.
- Shape the dough into 12 buns, flatten topping portions over each bun, and score a shell pattern.
- Cover loosely and proof for 35 to 45 minutes until puffy.
- Bake at 350°F for 18 to 20 minutes, until the bottoms are golden; cool on a rack.