What is Mr. de Muerto?
Mr. de Muerto is a relatively sweet yeast bread traditionally prepared and served during the Mexican celebration de los muertos, translated as "Dead Day". Usually it is prepared and sold or served in weeks on holiday and is also listed on the festival on the day itself. Although different recipes can be used to prepare bread, it is usually slightly sweet and often covered with glaze or sugar after baking. It is usually shaped into the hands, skulls or other shapes associated with death. This celebration probably stems from the combination of the Catholic celebrations of the All Saints Day and All Souls Day, mixed with ancient customs of Mexican civilizations before the introduction of Catholic and Spanish influences. The holiday is often celebrated by shows and other activities, including G food that has been preferred by dead relatives. People on the graves of dead loved ones often remain different foods, as well as altars who remember those who have died.
different recipes for Mr. de Muerto are available, like any other type of bread. In general, however, these recipes usually include milk, butter and water connected in the pan and heated until they are formed, but not cook. This is then added to dry ingredients such as yeast, sugar, salt, some anise seeds and combined. Eggs are usually added as soon as wet and dry ingredients are combined and then mixed with additional flour until the dough is soft but not sticky.
After kneading, the dough can rise in a warm, covered bowl. Once it rises, then it is stamped and shaped into loaves before it can rise again. Some recipes require that the loaves be brushed by egg washing, and the baked baking, while other recipes have bread for baking in sweet glaze. This sugar or glaze can even be colored to make the bread colored and visually affected.
When Mr. de Muerto is created by loaves, it isQuite common, they are shaped into different symbols of death. Hands, especially skeletal hands, are quite common, as well as loaves in the shape of a skull. Round loaves are also often prepared, often crossing at the top with two pieces of dough to resemble bones.