Authentic Mexican Conchas Recipe
Mexican conchas is a delicious sweet bread that you can find anywhere in Mexico and which goes great with a delicious atole or hot chocolate. Keep reading to find out how to make this delicious bread.
Prep Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: conchas, mexican bread, sweet bread
Servings: 8 Conchas
Calories: 847kcal
For the Dough
- 3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 11 tbsp butter
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 3/4 cups warm milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp dry active yeast
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp anise extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the Topping
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 16 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp Cocoa Powder for baking
For the Dough
Start by combining 1 tbsp of flour and and 1 tbsp of sugar with the warm milk and the yeast. Mix well and let rest for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl with a stand mixer, add the rest of the flour, the cinnamon, and the sugar and the yeast mixture from above and mix well.
Add the eggs one at a time and continue mixing.
Add the butter, vanilla extract and anise extract and mix well until everything is integrated.
Remove from the stand mixer and knead the dough for 15-20 minutes. It will be sticky at first, but it will become less sticky as you continue to knead. You will know it is ready when it is soft and smooth and no longer sticky.
Make the dough into a large ball and put in a large bowl that is coated with vegetable oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 40 minutes or until it has doubled in size.
Once the dough has doubled in size, remove it from the bowl and separate into 8 balls, each of about 3 inches in diameter. Flatten each ball slightly and leave space between each on the baking sheet. Coat with some additional vegetable oil or melted butter before adding the the topping from the instructions below.
For the Topping
Divide the powdered sugar, butter, and flour in half.
Combined the first half of each of the above ingredients with the vanilla extract and mix well. Form into a ball and wrap in plastic. Set aside.
Do the same with the other half, but add the cocoa powder instead of the vanilla. Form a ball, cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
Baking Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit
Divide the topping balls that you formed in the previous section into 4 even amounts for each type (vanilla and cocoa flavored), and flatten. I used a tortilla press, but you can also just use a rolling pin or your hands.
Add one of the flattened pieces of topping to each concha. You can cut thin, shallow lines in the pattern of your choice, or you can cook it without making the cuts.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until the bread is cooked through.
Serving: 1Concha | Calories: 847kcal | Carbohydrates: 107g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 521mg | Potassium: 188mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 1314IU | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 4mg