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all-purpose flour (1 kg) • egg yolks and 2 whole eggs • sugar (400 grams) • active dry yeast • Warm milk, • unsalted butter (1/2 kg) • salt • For the cream filling: • cornstarch (maizena blanca) • milk (2 liters) • egg yolks • vanilla extract •

all-purpose flour (about 1.5 kg) • unsalted butter (about 200 grams) • vegetable shortening (about 300 grams) • powdered sugar (about 200 grams) • baking powder • packed brown sugar (about 250 grams) • instant dry yeast (about 11 grams) or 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh yeast (about 6 grams) • (about 1 teaspoon) fruit salt (such as Picot, 5 grams; if unavailable, use any brand with tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, and baking soda, same weight) • large eggs • ground cinnamon • neutral oil (such as canola or vegetable oil) • salt •

a) For the bread dough: • all-purpose flour (about 1 kg) • egg yolks • whole eggs • sugar (about 400 grams) • active dry yeast (about 30 grams) • Warm milk • unsalted butter (about 1/2 kg) • salt • b) For the cream filling • cornstarch (about 30 grams) • milk (about 2 liters) •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • large eggs, at room temperature • Zest of 1 orange • sugar, plus 1 teaspoon (for the yeast) • salt • anise seeds, crushed with 1 teaspoon sugar in a mortar • active dry yeast (11 grams) • orange juice (a little less than 1/2 cup) • unsalted butter (about 200 grams) • Small plastic baby figurines, as needed, to hide in the bread • all-purpose flour • powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt •

dried cooking chiles, Chipotle, or Pasilla • ground beef • carrots • large potato • candied fruit, guava paste or dried fig • nutmeg • large cream cheese • milk (about 1/2 liter) • heavy cream (about 1/2 liter) • Salt to taste • Seasoning powder