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Pan de Muerto
8 servings · 60 min total
Soft, orange-scented Mexican sweet bread shaped with bone-like decorations, brushed with butter and coated in sugar.
Ingredients
- 500 g wheat flour
- 100 g white sugar
- 2 tsp dry yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 4 egg
- 120 g butter, softened
- 5⅓ tbsp milk, warm
- 2 tbsp butter, melted, for brushing
- 80 g white sugar, for coating
Contains: Gluten, Milk, Egg
Allergen info is best-effort — please verify yourself.
Method
- 1.
Activate the yeast — Stir the warm milk with a pinch of the sugar and the yeast, and let stand for 10 minutes until foamy.
- 2.
Knead the dough — In a large bowl, combine the flour, remaining sugar, salt, and orange zest. Add the eggs, softened butter, and the yeast mixture, and knead into a smooth, elastic dough.
- 3.
Let the dough rise — Cover and let the dough rise in a warm place for about 1.5 hours until doubled in size. Set aside a small piece of dough for shaping bone decorations.
- 4.
Shape the bread — Shape the main dough into a round loaf, and roll the reserved piece into strips to lay across the top in a crossbone pattern with a small ball in the center.
- 5.
Bake and sugar the loaf — Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 25-30 minutes until golden brown, then brush with melted butter while warm and coat generously with sugar.