[1][2][3] The bread is often shaped like animals typical of the region.
[1] The bread is baked in a beehive-shaped outdoor adobe oven[3][4] known as an horno.
[1][2][5] The basic dough is made with yeast, flour, salt, warm water, and either butter, lard, or shortening.
[2][3] Sometimes eggs or a sweetener such as honey or sugar is added to the dough as well.
[3] The dough often contains meat, vegetables, seeds, or nuts.