Ww 3 Points Pan De Muertos Recipes

MINIATURE PAN DE MUERTO

Steps:

• 1. Combine the first 5 dry ingredients plus 1 1/2 cups of flour in a large bowl.
• 2. In a small sauce pan, stir the milk, water, and butter over medium heat until all the butter is melted. Pour the mixture into your dry ingredients and mix well with a wooden spoon (or use a mixer).
• 3. Add the four eggs and mix well.
• 4. Then slowly add the remaining 4 cups of flour, constantly stirring to combine the ingredients.
• Once the dough is only slightly sticky, place it on a floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Put the dough in a greased bowl, cover with a towel and set aside in a warm place for approximately an hour and a half to allow the dough to rise.
• 7. Prepare two cookie sheets by covering them with aluminum foil.
• Once the dough has doubled in size, place it on a floured surface and punch it back down. Then spread the dough and divide it into four or five equal portions.
• 9. Take one portion and divide it again into four equal parts and begin shaping each one into a round loaf.
• 10. Repeat until you have 12 small loaves, placing six on each cookie sheet.
• Divide the remaining dough into 12 equal parts and begin creating the top design. Use each part to roll out the bone-shaped pieces and lay across the top of the loaf, criss-crossing them. Top each loaf with a smaller round piece of dough.
• 12. Set the loaves aside for another hour to rise again. I just placed them on top of the stove while the oven was heating up. Be sure to cover them with cling wrap or a hand towel.
• 13. Place both cookie sheets in a 350 degree oven for 15 - 18 minutes.
• While the loaves are baking, you can prepare your simple, sweet glaze.
• For Glaze.
• Combine the sugar and orange juice in a sauce pan and boil for approximately 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove and set aside.
• When the loaves have finished baking, brush the glaze over them while they are still warm.

WW 3 POINTS - PAN DE MUERTOS

Steps:

• In small bowl, sprinkle yeast over lukewarm water; stir to combine. Let stand 10 min until yeast is dissolved.
• In large bowl or food processor, combine all but 1 tbsp of the flour, all but 1 tsp of the salt and sugar. With on-off motion, pulse processor until mixture is blended.
• Add egg substitute, oil, zest, and food coloring to yeast mixture; stir to combine. If using large bowl, stir egg mixture into flour mixture, beating vigorously to combine. Transfer mixture to work surface, knead 10 minute until the dough is soft and elastic. If using food processor, with machine on, slowly add yeast mixture to flour mixture; process 1 min until dough forms a ball and cleans sides of bowl.
• Spray clean large bowl with nonstick spray. Transfer dough to prepared bowl. Let rise in warm, draft-free place, loosely covered, 1 hour until doubled in size.
• Spray 8 inch springform or round cake pan with nonstick spray.
• Punch down dough. Sprinkle work surface with remaining 1 tbsp flour; transfer dough to work surface. Cut off one quarter of the dough, set aside. Form remaining dough into ball, press gently into prepared pan.
• With thumb, make deep indentations into center of dough, forming a pattern that looks like 2 eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Shape reserved dough into 4 bone shaped pieces. Place 2 "bones" crisscrossed above "eyes" and 2 "bones" crisscrossed below "mouth." Let dough rise, covered loosely with plastic wrap, 1 hour, until doubled in size.
• Adjust oven rack to divide oven in half.
• Place dough in center of cold oven, set temp to 350. Bake 20 minute.
• Spray foil lined baking sheet with nonstick spray. Carefully remove bread from pan and place on baking sheet. Leave oven on. Brush top of bread evenly with margarine, sprinkle with reserved 1 tsp sugar. Bake 10 min longer, until bread sounds hollow when tapped. Transfer to wire rack to cool, slice.
• VARIATION: Substitute 2 tsp sweet butter, melted, for the margarine.
• 3 Points per serving (1/8 of bread).