Conchas Blancas Mexican Sweet Bread

Total Time: 48 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 48 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 2 teaspoons yeast
• 1 1/4 cups milk, scalded
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup butter, soft
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, soft
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cocoa (optional)

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in warm milk with sugar.
• 2 mix in yeast mixture beat until combined.
• 3 add eggs one at a time.
• 4 add butter and salt little at a time.
• 5 knead until smooth and elastic; put in a greased bowl; let rise until doubled.
• 6 flip over, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• 7 next day punch down; let rise until doubled.
• 8 while dough is rising, prepare topping.
• 9 if making chocolate, take out 3 tablespoons flour for cocoa.
• 10 combine wet to dry.
• 11 divide dough into 2 ounce pieces, the size of a tennis ball.
• 12 if sticky add little flour.
• 13 place on parchment paper, flatten to form a dome shape, place 1 inch apart.
• 14 roll topping into gumball sized shape and put on dome; flatten out to cover the dome.
• 15 score topping 5 times diagonally so it looks like a sea shell.
• 16 let rise until dough spring backs.
• 17 bake in 350 degree fahrenheit oven 35 to 45 minutes until bottom and sides are golden.