Skull & Crossbones: Day of the Dead Bread
On November 1st and 2nd of every year, Mexican and Latin Americans pray for loved ones who have passed away. On these days they make Pan de Muertos (Day of the Dead Bread).
Some use anise seeds and orange zest when they make their Bread of the Dead. We decided the cinnamon version sounded much more appealing. In the end, I did add an orange-sugar glaze to the top, which turned out very well.
Recipe after the jump. . . .
We traveled to the East Bay to check out the Eat Real Food Festival this weekend in Oakland. The bill included many local street food vendors and a beer shed featuring some of Northern California’s best breweries. It was an extremely hot Saturday afternoon and Jack London Square was packed with people. We were all starving and the smell coming from the food trucks was making the situation that much more immediate. We passed up the first couple of vendors to check out the full line up before we decided to dig in. It was only so long before we gave in, as everything looked so good. Our hunger drove our decision to just tough it out with the long lines. There were too many delicious things to give general assessments on so I’ll just let everyone give their own personal comments on the hot, sweaty, crowded deliciousness that was the Eat Real Fest.
Here is a quick list of the vendors we had a chance to check out: