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Freshly baked mantecadas, a traditional Mexican sweet bread, served with café con leche.
Alyssa

Mantecadas Recipe

Mantecadas - Sweet bread has a culture of its own in Mexico and is a tradition that has been embraced and deeply loved for generations. Perfectly sweet, slightly fluffy, and often enjoyed with a cup of café con leche.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6 mantecadas
Course: Breads, Desserts
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 298
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large eggs
  • 125 grams sugar (½ cup + 1 tbs*)
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla or orange essence**
  • 1 tsp orange zest (optional)
  • 125 grams All Purpose flour (1 cup minus 1 tbs)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 pinch salt

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Place muffin paper liners in muffin pan.
  2. Sift together flour, baking powder and yeast in one medium size bowl, and set aside. Place egg and sugar in a large bowl and whisk until sugar has dissolved.
  3. Add milk and the flavoring of your choice (vanilla, orange essence plus orange zest) and mix.
  4. Incorporate the oil in a gentle stream and whisk again to form a homogenous mixture.
  5. Slowly stir in the dry ingredients plus the pinch of salt, mixing gently until you have a very uniform batter. Do not over mix. Let the batter rest for 15 minutes.
  6. With the help of a pitcher or a ladle, pour the batter into the already prepared muffin pan. Fill it up just a little bit below the edge.
  7. Carefully place in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool for about 5 minutes on a cooling rack. They keep well for 2 to 3 days when stored in an airtight container.

Notes

Perfectly sweet, slightly fluffy, often enjoyed with a cup of café con leche.