Name: Day of the Dead Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 1 ¼-ounce envelope active dry yeast (about 2¼ teaspoons); 5⅓ cups all-purpose flour, divided; 6 large eggs; 1 tablespoon anise seeds; 1¼ teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon orange-flower water; ¾ cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus 6 tablespoons melted, divided; Nonstick vegetable oil spray

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Alex Lau

Get creative with how you mold the dough; these instructions are for shaping crossbones, but you could also make several small loaves or divide the dough into thirds to make a braid.

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