Pan de Muerto – Day of the Dead Bread

INGREDIENTS:

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• 1 Cup Masa Harina
• 4 1/2 Cups All purpose Flour (or substitute for gluten free flour)
• 2 packets dry yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 TBS anise seed
• 3/4 cups sugar plus 2 tsp
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 eggs

DIRECTIONS:

1. Sift together flour and Masa Harina.
2. Mix 2 cups of the mixed flours with the yeast, salt, anise seed and 3/4 cup of sugar.
3. Over medium flame, heat butter, milk and water until very warm but not boiling. Add to dry ingredients and beat.
4. Add eggs and another cup of the flour mixture.
5. Continue adding remaining flour and Masa Harina mixture until dough is soft and but not sticky.
6. Knead on floured board for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Dust board with flour as needed.
7. Place dough in greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size (about 1 1/2 hours).
8. Punch dough down and shape into 2 round loaves and form ‘bones’ for decoration on top.
9. Let loaves rise for 1 more hour.
10. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 *C for 40 minutes.
11. Remove from oven and paint with glaze (see recipe below).
12. Sprinkle with 2 tsp of sugar while glaze is damp.

GLAZE:

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup fresh orange juice

Boil sugar and juice for 2 minutes. Apply glaze to bread with pastry brush.

Buen Provecho!