Bread Of The Dead Recipe
This Bread Of Dead is a delicious way of conveying your dead relatives how much you love and miss them. Offer this sweet orangey frosted bread to them and they'll bless you with peace and happiness. Your suggestions for this Bread Of Dead are welcome.
Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon active dry yeast
2 tablespoons warm water (105°-115°F)
1 1/2-2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon crushed aniseeds
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
Confectioners' Icing
Sugar, if desired
Directions
1 Dissolve yeast in warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes. Combine flour, aniseeds, orange peel, salt, and sugar in mixing bowl.
2 Add yeast mixture, egg, butter, and orange extract to dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
3 Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
4 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
5 Punch down dough. Use small amount of dough to make "cross-bones." (Skip crossbones if you wish.) Make a round loaf with rest of dough.
6 Place loaf on greased baking sheet. Brush water on top of loaf just where you wish crossbones to stick.
7 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 20 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375°F oven 30 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack.
8 Mix thin Confectioners' Icing and brush on loaf. If desired, sprinkle sugar on crossbones.
2 Add yeast mixture, egg, butter, and orange extract to dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
3 Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
4 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
5 Punch down dough. Use small amount of dough to make "cross-bones." (Skip crossbones if you wish.) Make a round loaf with rest of dough.
6 Place loaf on greased baking sheet. Brush water on top of loaf just where you wish crossbones to stick.
7 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 20 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375°F oven 30 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack.
8 Mix thin Confectioners' Icing and brush on loaf. If desired, sprinkle sugar on crossbones.
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