Sopapillas are small squares or triangles of unleavened dough — flour, baking powder, salt, and lard or shortening — dropped into hot oil, where steam converts the moisture in the dough into a pocket of air that inflates the dough from the inside into a hollow, pillow-shaped puff. The exterior fries golden and slightly crisp […]

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A concha is a round, domed sweet bread roll made from an enriched, brioche-adjacent dough — soft, slightly sweet, and tender — topped with a thick paste of flour, butter, and sugar that is scored before baking into the ridged pattern of a seashell. The topping bakes into a firm, crumbly crust that cracks slightly […]

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