Maybe you have seen them sitting in the glass case at a Mexican Panaderia, a sweet roll, with a sugar crust, that is often brightly colored. If you’re anything like me, you may have been turned off by the neon hues, and ordered something else. Well, I didn’t know what I was missing. I should have said, “One concha, please!” My mornings would have been a lot brighter.
Conchas are named for their resemblance to a conch shell, and for those of you who have yet to try them, they are a soft, sweetened roll that is topped with a crumbly, flaky, sugar-based shell. Take one bite, and bits of the sugar shell come off, gently spilling down your shirt– what a delicious mess to eat! The roll is very similar in taste to brioche bread, and it is made rich with the addition of evaporated milk in the dough.
I made mine on a Sunday afternoon, with this recipe, (which incidentally did not call for any food coloring). I altered the recipe only slightly by adding some fresh lemon zest to the dough to brighten the flavor, and cutting back on the cinnamon (I think cinnamon can get overpowering). They were great; I shared some with friends, and they reheated wonderfully the next morning to have with a bowl of cafe au lait.
You are opening a whole new world of possibilities…
You are opening a whole new world of possibilities…
You are opening a whole new world of possibilities…
You are opening a whole new world of possibilities…
You are opening a whole new world of possibilities…
I just found your blog after reading your piece on the local chickens in the NH Advocate. I live in NH and I really love neighborhood food blogs – it's totally delightful to me to read about someone else's relationship with the fluorescent chonchas . . .
I just found your blog after reading your piece on the local chickens in the NH Advocate. I live in NH and I really love neighborhood food blogs – it's totally delightful to me to read about someone else's relationship with the fluorescent chonchas . . .
I just found your blog after reading your piece on the local chickens in the NH Advocate. I live in NH and I really love neighborhood food blogs – it's totally delightful to me to read about someone else's relationship with the fluorescent chonchas . . .
I just found your blog after reading your piece on the local chickens in the NH Advocate. I live in NH and I really love neighborhood food blogs – it's totally delightful to me to read about someone else's relationship with the fluorescent chonchas . . .
I just found your blog after reading your piece on the local chickens in the NH Advocate. I live in NH and I really love neighborhood food blogs – it's totally delightful to me to read about someone else's relationship with the fluorescent chonchas . . .