Day of the Dead Bread: Pan de Muertos

In The Mule Tamer, Pilar makes Pan de Muertos for Arvel when he goes off to join the posse responsible for capturing the Knudsen's killers. Here is a recipe for Pan de Muertos courtesy of Karen Hursh Graber Senior Food Editor for Mexconnect.

This is a version of the bread that is made for the November 2 celebration known as the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico. You can also mold the bread into different shapes like angels and animals. Ingredientes - Ingredients:

Preparation:


Mix all dry ingredients together except the 3 - 4 1/2 cups of flour.

In a small pan, heat the milk, the water, and the butter. Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture.

Beat well.

Mix in the eggs and 1 1/2 cups of flour. Beat well.

Put in the rest of the flour, little by little.

Knead the mixture on a floured board for 9 - 10 minutes.

Put the dough in a greased bowl and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size (about an hour and a half at sea level).

Punch the dough down and reshape it with some "bone" shapes on top to decorate it.

Let it rise another hour.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 40 minutes.

After baking, sprinkle it with confectioner's sugar and colored sugar.


Preparación:

Mezcle todos los ingredientes secos menos las 3 - 4 1/2 tazas de harina.

En una olla caliente la leche, el agua y la mantequilla. Añada la mezcla líquida a la mezcla de ingredientes secos.

Bátalo bien.

Agregue los huevos y una taza y media de harina. Bátalo bien.

Agregue el resto de la harina poco a poco.

Sobre una tabla enharinada, amase por unos 9 - 10 minutos la mezcla.

Ponga la masa en un recipiente engrasado, y deje que levante hasta que haya doblado su tamaño (aproximadamente hora y media al nivel del mar).

Para que la masa se encoja, déle puñetazos y fórmela de nuevo con unos "huesos" de masa encima para decorarla.

Deje que levante una hora más.

Hornee a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) por unos 40 minutos.

Después de hornearlo, espolvoréele azúcar glas y azúcar coloreado.
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