Pan de Muerto
also called pan de los muertos · bread of the dead · day of the dead bread
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)warm whole milk | stir, stand 10 min | beat in | add flour and salt, knead 8 min | beat in the butter, rise until doubled | shape a round with bone strips, proof 1 hour | bake 350°F 35 min, brush, roll in sugar |
| 1/3 cup(70 g)granulated sugar | ||||||
| 2 1/4 tsp(7 g)instant yeast | ||||||
| 4 large(200 g)eggs | ||||||
| 1 Tbsorange zest | ||||||
| 1 tsp(5 mL)orange blossom water | ||||||
| 4 cups(480 g)all-purpose flour | ||||||
| 1 1/2 tsp(9 g)table salt | ||||||
| 1/2 cup(115 g)softened unsalted butter | ||||||
| 2 Tbs(28 g)melted butter | ||||||
| 1/4 cup(50 g)coarse sugar | ||||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.11 things to get out.
1stir, stand 10 min
2beat in
goes in with what step 1 made
3add flour and salt, knead 8 min
goes in with what step 2 made
4beat in the butter, rise until doubled
goes in with what step 3 made
6bake 350°F 35 min, brush, roll in sugar
goes in with what step 5 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 3 hr 53 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 8 minof the steps that give a time
One of the 6 steps never says how long it takes, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 5 hr.
stir, stand 10 min
10 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start
beat in
not timed10 min in
add flour and salt, knead 8 min
8 minneeds you(read off the step)10 min in
beat in the butter, rise until doubled
2 hrwalk away(read off the step)18 min in
shape a round with bone strips, proof 1 hour
1 hrwalk away(read off the step)2 hr 18 min in
bake 350°F 35 min, brush, roll in sugar
35 minwalk away(read off the step)3 hr 18 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
See how it is written
>> title: Pan de Muerto
>> category: Breads
>> tags: bread, mexican, orange, enriched, sweet
>> counters: Panadería, Bakery
>> aka: pan de los muertos, bread of the dead, day of the dead bread
>> servings: 10
>> time: 5 hr
>> step.1: stir, stand 10 min
>> step.2: beat in
>> step.3: add flour and salt, knead 8 min
>> step.4: beat in the butter, rise until doubled
>> step.5: shape a round with bone strips, proof 1 hour
>> step.6: bake 350°F 35 min, brush, roll in sugar
Stir @warm whole milk{1/2%cup}(120 mL) with @granulated sugar{1/3%cup}(70 g) and @instant yeast{2 1/4%tsp}(7 g), then let stand ~{10%min}.
Beat @eggs{4%large}(200 g), @orange zest{1%Tbs}, and @orange blossom water{1%tsp}(5 mL) into @&(~1)yeast mixture{}.
Add @all-purpose flour{4%cup}(480 g) and @table salt{1 1/2%tsp}(9 g) to @&(~1)egg mixture{}, then knead ~{8%min}.
Beat @softened unsalted butter{1/2%cup}(115 g) into @&(~1)dough{}, then rise until doubled, ~{2%hours}.
Shape @&(~1)dough{} into a round topped with bone strips and proof ~{1%hour}.
Bake @&(~1)loaf{} at 350°F for ~{35%min}, then brush with @melted butter{2%Tbs}(28 g) and roll in @coarse sugar{1/4%cup}(50 g).