Mexian Pan or Mexican Bread is made up of Conchas, Empenadas, Bolilos, puerquitos and many other types. We will be talking about the sweet type in this blog.
Mexican Pan is served throughout the day. It can be a breakfast bread, a dessert after a meal, or my favorite, an evening snack.
Where we live when we are in Mexico, there are bread trucks, (Pickups with covers over the beds) In the back are large, baskets with tablecloths covering freshly baked sweet Mexican breads. We usually visit with friends and/or family in the evening. When the pan truck comes by, we all go out and get the type we like. We then enjoy it with a drink of choice. Coffee and hot coco on the cooler evenings, Guava juice or some other fruit drink on the warmer days.
The empanada is a pastry that has filling in it. Usually sweet potato, pumpkin or cheese, however they also make them with apples and with sweet jams such as strawberry or cherry.
The little pig shaped breads, called puerquitos, are very much like the gingerbread men that we eat around thanksgiving, in the states.
Mexican women also make a bread pudding called Capirotada during the Lenten and the Christmas seasons. Beside the bread it usually contains raisins, cinnamon, roasted peanuts, and perhaps cheese. Colored jimmies are sprinkled over the top. Of course, every Mexican cook has his/her own recipe for this pudding. They will never taste exactly the same as the one next door.
Mexican Pan, or sweet breads are not covered with frosting and they are somewhat less sweet than those found north of the boarder. This is good, but it takes a couple of tries to find the ones you will enjoy.
There is a lot more that can be written about this wonder bread, but if I write everything, it will take away from your adventure. Try some as soon as you can, you’ll find it is best served with friends.
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