Low-calorie dead bread

• May 3, 2024

The bread of the dead It is traditional to celebrate Day of the Dead in Mexico, the November 2 . It is an easy bread to prepare and contains ingredients with large beneficial properties for your organism, such as natural fiber , tea orange blossom and tea anise .

Include natural fiber in you diet daily is very important to improve your digestion and discard what your body does not need. Failing to do so may be the cause of a lazy bowel .

On the other hand, anise tea is advisable to calm the nerves, the stress and the anxiety Thank you to your sedative properties . In addition, it is ideal for alleviating cases of gastritis , fight the Colic and stimulate the production of milk in women in lactation .

Orange blossom tea has sedative properties and slightly hypnotics , can be used to calm the nerves reconcile dream , remove the premenstrual pain , the stomach aches and of head .

Here we share with you the recipe of this delicious bread that, besides being rich and healthy, is low in fat :

Ingredients:

2 cups of wheat flour

1 cup of natural fiber

1 1/4 cups of sugar

125 grams of butter

1/3 cup vegetable shortening

3 eggs and 7 egg yolks

1/3 cup of warm water

3 tablespoons of orange blossom tea (prepared)

2 teaspoons of aniseed tea (prepared)

3 tablespoons of shortening (to grease the bread and the tray)

2 tablespoons of baking powder

The zest of the peel of an orange

1/4 teaspoon of salt

Sesame to taste

Process:

1. In a plastic container dissolve the yeast at warm water . Add the flour necessary to make a paste of approximately 15 tablespoons and add the natural fiber . Make a ball with the pasta and let it ferment near the heat until it doubles its size (between half an hour, and an hour and a half).

2. Sift the flour on a flat surface with the help of the sieve, turning aside a tablespoon. Make a fountain in the center and gradually add 15 tablespoons of sugar , the Salt , 2 eggs whole, 7yolks , the orange blossom tea , the anise tea , the Orange zest , the butter and the Butter .

3.With clean hands, knead for 20 minutes, taking the dough from the ends and bringing it to the center. Add the first step and continues kneading.

It forms an elongated ball, takes some of its ends and whips the others on the board as if it were a hammer; then join the end that you hit with the one in your hand and flog. Repeat this process four times until a bubble is formed, the dough feels like plastic and easily falls off the table.

4. Form a ball with the dough, spread it with a little vegetable shortening and place it inside the pan, then cover with a damp cloth and let it rest in a warm place until it doubles its volume (two and a half hours approximately). Expose to the sun or on the stove off.

5. After the time, knead lightly again and remove 2 cups of the dough to form the bones and the sphere of the top.

6. Place the dough on the tray greased with vegetable shortening and give it the shape of an oval. Let rest for 30 minutes next to the bones and the ball.

7. Once this time has passed, beat the remaining egg with the fork and with it stick the sphere and the bones; Put in the preheated oven at 200 ° C for 15 minutes and let it bake for 15 minutes at the same temperature. Reduce to 170 ° C and leave in the oven until fully cooked (approximately 10 minutes more).

8. To varnish, mix in a small pot the spoonful of flour that was reserved in the step 1 together with a tablespoon of sugar and 2 cups of water; put on the fire to form a syrup. Once it is cold, varnish the bread and sprinkle with a littlesesame .

Accompany your exquisite pan de muerto with hot chocolate, atole or tea!

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