BREAD AND BAKING Decorative Breads Decorative breads are gaining popularity as a canvas for creativity. As bakers look to wow customers and drive sales with eye-catching products, one effective way that panaderías are achieving success is to decorate breads in fun and inventive ways. The bakers at La Flor de Puebla in Riverdale, Maryland, experiment by making cute faces on pan dulce using red dough for the eyes, nose and mouth. This works because once customers start talking about 32 the products, they want to try something new. "It's that little touch of creativity that makes a difference," co-owner Mario Hernandez says. "Our bakers enjoy it because they get to make something new. Our conchas are very popular." Conchas are one of their top-selling products, and La Flor de Puebla's bakers get creative with the toppings throughout the year. They recently joined in on the trend to make unicorn conchas, which are