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✦ Receta

Conchas de Vainilla

Vanilla Conchas

Cloud-soft enriched buns crowned with a crackly, seashell-patterned sugar shell. Best warm, with café de olla.

210 min
Serves 12
BakingSweet
Focus

✦ Antes de Empezar

Before you cook

Can I freeze them?

Yes — freeze after shaping, before proofing. Thaw overnight, then proof and bake.

Ingredientes· 8
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  • 500 gBread flour
  • 100 gSugar
  • 7 gInstant yeast
  • 3Eggs
  • 180 mlWarm whole milk
  • 120 gButter, soft
  • 1 tbspVanilla extract
  • 200 gPowdered sugar (for shell)

Instrucciones

4 pasos
  1. 01

    Masa

    Dough

    Mix flour, sugar, yeast, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Knead 10 min, then add butter and knead until smooth.

  2. 02

    Primera prueba

    First rise

    Cover and rise 90 minutes until doubled.

  3. 03

    Forma y decora

    Shape and top

    Divide into 12 rounds. Top each with a sugar disc and score a shell pattern.

  4. 04

    Hornea

    Bake

    Proof 45 minutes. Bake at 180°C for 18–20 minutes until pale gold.