DAY OF THE DEAD BREAD
		a tasty sweet bread that kids love, especially with hot cocoa.

Ingredients:

			1 teaspoon dry yeast
			1/4 cup lukewarm milk
			4 cups all-purpose plain flour
			6 eggs
			1teaspoon anise seeds
			1pinch salt
			1/2 cup butter melted
			1/4 teaspoon orange-flavor
			egg wash (1 egg white plus 1/2 egg yolk)
			powdered sugar

Preperations:

1. combine the yeast with the water and 1/3 cup of the flour and let stand
until the mixture doubles in volume.

2. place the remaining flour in a large bowl. make a well (indentation) in the 
center and place the eggs, salt, sugar, aniseed, butter, and orange-flavor
in the well. beat together, then add the yeast mixture (step 1), combining it
with the dough. knead on a floured board for 15 minutes or until the dough no
longer sticks to the surface.

3. place the dough in a greased bowl. cover with a cloth and let rise in a warm 
draft-free area for 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in volume.

4. preheat the oven to 450Fdegrees. pinch off about 1/3 of the dough and form  
into a 2-inch ball. shape the ball in a long rope. mold pieces of the rope to 
resemble little bones. set aside.

5. shape the remaining dough into a round loaf and brush with egg wash. 
place the ball of dough in the center of the loaf and arrange the bread bones
in a circular pattern around the ball. brush with the remaining egg wash.
let the dough rise for 30 minutes.<br>

6. bake for 10 minutes in the hot oven. lower the temperature of the oven to 
350Fdegrees and continue baking for 20-30 minutes.

7. remove from oven and sprinkle with sugar, let cool and serve at room 
temperature with hot cocoa.
	

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