Name: Day of the Dead Bread Recipe
Prep time: 145 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 35 grams flour, for the poolish; 15 grams sugar, for the poolish; 1 envelope yeast, for the poolish; 1 cup milk, warm, for the poolish; 1 kilo flour, for the dough; 3 eggs, for the dough; 2 egg yolks, for the dough; 2 tablespoons orange blossom essence, for the dough; 1 teaspoon orange zest, for the dough; 3/4 teaspoons salt, for the dough; 1 cup sugar, for the dough; 1 vanilla bean, for the dough; 130 grams butter, for the dough; butter, melted, for decoration; sugar, for decoration

Preparation

25 mins

Low

For the poolish: combine the flour, sugar, yeast, and warm milk in a bowl. Let it rest for 20 minutes. Mix the flour, eggs, egg yolks, orange blossom essence, orange zest, and sugar until a homogeneous dough is obtained. Gradually add the butter until a smooth and elastic dough is achieved. Place the dough in a previously greased bowl, let it rest at room temperature for 1 hour or until it doubles in size.