Bakery Recipe: Conchas (Preferment method)

The evolution of a recipe.

It’s nearly the four year anniversary of when I first made conchas. I’ve told the story many times but if you’re new here you may not know about my grandfather’s sweet tooth that was passed down to me; or that I grew up in the Bay Area, CA and haven’t been back since my sister’s wedding in 2017 (long story); or that when the pandemic hit I lost my groce…