Celebrate tradition with a delicious twist by baking Pan de Muerto using Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Shortening! Made from 100% Pure Avocado Oil, it helps create a soft and tender texture in every bite. Whether for Día de los Muertos or just a special treat, this recipe brings warmth and flavor to your table!
INGREDIENTS FOR PAN DE MUERTOS
½ cup Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Shortening
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
3 tbsp rapid rise yeast
2 tbsp warm water
½ cup milk of choice
3 eggs
1 ½ cup granulated sugar, divided
2 tbsp orange zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS FOR PAN DE MUERTOS
- In a large bowl whisk together flour and yeast and set aside.
- In another large bowl combine water, milk, eggs, ½ cup sugar, water, orange zest and vanilla. Whisk together until smooth
- Start to add in the dry ingredients, ½ cup at a time. Continue to mix until a dough forms.
- Add in Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Shortening and mix again. If using a stand up mixer continue mixing for 20 minutes until a smooth dough is formed. If not using a mixer, add dough to a floured surface and knead for 20 minutes.
- Using Chosen Foods Avocado Spray, grease a large bowl. Add your dough and cover. Place bowl in a warm area of your kitchen and let dough rise for 1 hour.
- Deflate the dough and start cutting it into balls: make 8 large (90 gram) balls, 8 medium (30 gram) balls and 8 small (10 gram) balls.
- Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Lightly grease parchment paper with Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Shortening.
- Add the large dough pieces on the greased baking sheet and lightly press around the edges. Set aside.
- Cut each medium ball in half. Roll each piece on working surface between your fingers, forming “bones.” Continue until you made 16 pieces.
- Round the small 10-gram balls. Set aside. Cover and let rise for 15 minutes.
- Place a strip of “bones” over the large dough pieces, stretching down the sides. Add the second strip, forming a cross. Lightly place the small 10-gram dough ball in the middle of each cross, pressing lightly. Repeat with remaining dough pieces.
- Place assembled dough pieces in a warm area of your kitchen. Let rest for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Bake for 20 minutes on middle oven rack, turning the baking sheets halfway through. Remove from oven and let cool completely on baking sheet. Bread should be golden brown.
- Brush each bread with shortening. Place remaining sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Dip each bread into the sugar ensuring its fully coated.
- Enjoy!