Ojo De Buey Pan Dulce

Ojos de buey is a pan dulce or sweet bread that s popular in mexico.
Ojo de buey pan dulce. The bread part is rolled out and folded much like puff pastry then rolled in sugar and shaped into a ring which is filled with the batter and baked. Also known as ojo de pancha in some regions this bread s name translates to bull s eye. Learn how to make this delicious treat and enjoy it with a hot cup of coffee or hot ch. An interesting combination of puff pastry and pound cake the ojo de pancha is said to have originated from a chinese baker in 19th century.
In some regions cookies that look more like the besos but are colored a bright red are referred to ojo de buey. In its origins and many regions of mexico the name given to this pan dulce is ojo de buey eye of the ox for its similarity to the large animal which inspired the baker.