Name: Traditional Mexican Day of the Dead Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 2 cups wheat flour, sifted; 1 cup butter, melted; 100 grams lard, vegetable; 7 egg yolks; 1/3 cups water, cold; 2 tablespoons anise, prepared; 2 tablespoons dry yeast; 100 grams orange zest; 1 tablespoon salt

Preparation

15 mins

Medium

In a plastic container, dissolve the yeast in warm water and add enough flour to form a paste of approximately 15 tablespoons. Make a ball with the paste and let it ferment near heat until it doubles in size (between half an hour and an hour and a half). On a flat surface, sift the flour with the help of a sieve, setting aside one tablespoon. Make a well in the center and gradually add 15 tablespoons of sugar, salt, 2 whole eggs, 7 egg yolks, orange blossom tea, anise tea, orange zest, lard, and margarine.

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