Monthly Haiku Corner – November

las calaveras
marigolds honor the dead
dia de muertos

Recipe Corner – October 2018

November 1st is Dia de los Muertos and what better way to celebrate with a little Pan de Muerto, Bread of the Dead. A nice lady named Mely Martinez from the Mexico in my Kitchen has given us a simple recipe for Pan de Muerto, a key ingredient to any Day of the Dead altar.

Pan de Muerto

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Ingredients

500 grams 4 cups All Purpose flour
2 Tablespoons active-dry yeast
100 grams sugar 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon salt
80 grams butter at room temperature + 30 grs. to brush the bread after baking.
80 grams unsalted margarine room temperature plus more for bowl and pans.
4 large eggs room temperature
Orange crest from 2 oranges
60 ml. warm water about 110 degrees
1 teaspoon orange blossom water or orange essence
1 large egg lightly beaten to brush the bread
Sugar to decorate the bread at the end.

You can find the full recipe and baking instructions at the Mexico in my Kitchen blog:
https://www.mexicoinmykitchen.com/pan-de-muerto-mexican-bread-of-dead/

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