Sugar paste

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 •

pork loin (If you don't eat pork, you can substitute with chicken) • dried guajillo chiles • dried ancho chiles • pineapple juice (150 ml) • Enough achiote paste • Enough recado blanco (a blend of black pepper, cloves, onion, garlic, cumin) • vinegar (50 ml) or to taste • oregano • Salt to taste • pineapple, cut into chunks • onion, thinly sliced • brown sugar •

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) •

corn masa (about 1.2 kg) • pink guava (about 1 kg) • dark brown sugar (about 500 grams) • baking powder • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • cinnamon sticks • water (about 360 ml) • Corn husks • This is a simple recipe, but you can add guava paste or cream cheese as a filling if you like

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 •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • warm milk (250 ml) • fresh yeast (30 grams) or 1/2 oz active dry yeast (15 grams) • sugar (about 120 grams) • unsalted butter, softened (about 120 grams) • large eggs • salt (10 grams) • orange blossom water • egg yolk • Zest of 1 orange • vanilla extract • Zest of 1 lemon •

all-purpose flour (about 1 kg) • baking powder (about 80 g) • sugar (about 700 g) • margarine (about 700 g) • eggs • vanilla extract • milk (1 liter) • For decorating: • Red and yellow quince paste (ate) • Cherries • Canned peaches • Jam, any flavor •