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Recipe for �Pan de Muerto�
Ingredients:
¼ cup margarine¼ cup milk¼ cup warm water (110° F/45° C)3 cups all-purpose flour1 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast½ teaspoon salt2 teaspoons anise seed¼ cup white sugar2 eggs, beaten2 teaspoons orange zest¼ cup white sugar¼ cup orange juice1 tablespoon orange zest2 tablespoons white sugar
Directions:
Heat the milk and the butter together in a medium saucepan, until the butter melts. Remove from the heat and add them warm water. The mixture should be around 110˚F (43˚C).
In a large bowl combine 1 cup of the flour, yeast, salt, anise seed and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Beat in the warm milk mixture then add the eggs and orange zest and beat un-til well combined. Stir in 1/2 cup of flour and continue adding more flour until the dough is soft.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elas-tic. Place the dough into a lightly greased bowl cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size. This will take about 1 to 2 hours. Punch the dough down and shape it
into a large round loaf with a round knob on top. Place dough onto a baking sheet, loosely cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until just about doubled in size.
Bake in a preheated 350° F (175° C) oven for about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven let cool slightly then brush with glaze.
To make glaze: In a small saucepan com-bine the 1/4 cup sugar, orange juice and
orange zest. Bring to a boil over medium heat and boil for 2 minutes. Brush over top of bread while still warm. Sprinkle glazed bread with white sugar
Día de muertos...
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The Mexican festival Day of the dead on Novem-ber 2nd, the Día de Muertos, is one of the most important festivals of the country. In Mexico it is believed that the spirit of the dead visit their fa-milies on the first night of November to leave on the second.
In order to prepare a ceremonial reception for the death, the families make altars in their ho-mes, decorate them with flowers, candles, artifi-cial skeletons and Calaveritas de azúcar (skulls made out of sugar) in all shapes and colors. Ofrendas (offerings) of the favourite food and drinks and most importantly photos of the de-parted souls are placed on the altars as well.
A special bread Pan de Muertos (Day of the Dead bread) is baked traditionally for this festival. Yellow Cempasúchil (marigold) blossoms are scattered on the way from the cementery to the respective household to avoid that the dead get lost on the way home or arrive at the wrong altar.
The Día de Muertos in Mexico is not a day of mourning, but a colorful festival to celebrate, remember and prepare spe-cial foods in honor of those who have departed.
Calaveritas de Azúcar (Totenköpfe aus Zuckerguss)
Pan de muerto (Totenbrot)
...Day of the Death
