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This week’s Sweet of the Week is: Conchas!

Conchas are a Mexican sweet bread with an even sweeter topping! There are tons of flavors for Conchas, but you will typically see Vanilla or Chocolate Conchas with brightly-colored sugar toppings (that can also be flavored!). In Mexico and many border towns, you can find Conchas at virtually any and every panaderia, or bakery. They can be eaten as a desert, for breakfast with some coffee, or even as a snack. I thought these would be perfect to make because not only are they delicious, but they are a sweet representation of my culture.

I chose to make my favorite, a classic Vanilla. Like last week, I meshed a two different recipes to best suit what I had in my pantry and what matched my beginner skill level. While preparing the dough and topping was easy, waiting for the dough to prove several times for several hours felt a bit tedious, however the wait was well worth it! I made one recipe for the dough and one for the topping, in my particular case, the topping could have been much better. I went wrong with the type of sugar I used but it still worked!

Hope you enjoy!

Sources:

A Cozy Kitchen: Conchas – Recipe 1

AllRecipes: Conchas (Mexican Sweetbread) – Recipe 2

Photos and graphics: Taken and created by Kayla Hinojosa

Welcome to Piece of Cake: Baking for the First Time. My name is Kayla Hinojosa and this is a blog that I started as part of a school assignment but one that I hope to keep even after the assignment is done. I have always loved watching baking shows and baking competitions, but I never tried to do any baking myself. Of course, we’ve all done the boxed funfetti cakes and boxed brownies, and while they’re delicious, the challenge is in creating something from scratch. Because I can’t cook to save my life, I never thought to give baking a go, but all of that is about to change!

I’m going to push through and bring this dream of learning how to bake from scratch to life! Going forward, I will be trying out new recipes (some with healthier alternatives) and sharing them with you all. I’m not sure that each bake will be a complete success but here’s hoping! To kick off my blog, I wanted to make something everyone loves, a classic favorite: Banana Walnut Bread!

After tweaking several recipes to fit what I had in my pantry, and having a few taste testers I think I can mark this one as a success!