Pan de muerto, bread of the dead, is the signature food of Día de los Muertos, a gift to the beloved departed, a meditation for the living.

"This pan de muerto is a version of the bread made for the November 2nd celebration known as Día de los Muertos (Day of the ...

Varieties of pan de muerto covered in sugar and sesame seeds and sugar skulls at La Migaja Mexican Bakery inside the Mi Rinconcito Mexicano restaurant in Miami, Fla., Oct. 28, 2021.

Pan de muerto is a sweet, egg bread that uses milk and butter to fortify the dough similar to brioche. Considering this was my first attempt at pan de muerto, I adapted a recipe from one of my ...

Gusto Bread's Arturo Enciso built his bakery around wood-fired breads, then changed the conversation around Mexican pan dulce. He shows us how to make pan de muerto for the Día de Muertos holiday.

LA bakeries are preparing “pan de muerto,” a traditional Mexican “bread of the dead” that’s eaten to celebrate Día de los Muertos.

Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead) This delectably sweet bread is a quintessential part of Dia de los Muertos.

The sweet Mexican bread is put on altars to honor, remember and feed dead family members crossing over on Día de los Muertos.

“Pan de muerto” or “bread of the dead” is baked in Mexico every year, from early October to mid-November, amid Day of the Dead celebrations.