HOMESTEAD, Fla. — This time of year, Elizabeth Hernández turns La Patrona Bakery into a frenetic pan de muerto operation, making dozens of round loaves topped with bony fingers. This bread of the dead ...

Pan de Muertos (Day of the Dead Bread) is a rich, sweet bread shaped into medium rounds and decorated with "bone" dough ropes. Its sweet, subtle anise flavor is enhanced with an orange glaze and ...

Mexico City’s Panadería Rosetta may be widely known for its acclaimed rol de guayaba, or guava pastry, but when October hits, it’s all about the pan de muerto, or bread of the dead, which is prepared ...

About five years ago, my wife and I went to Central America (Guatemala and Mexico) for an extended honeymoon/vacation. We spent about three months learning Spanish in Guatemala and then traveling ...

Few Mexican breads are as closely linked to tradition as the famous Pan de Muerto. Pan de Muerto (“Bread of the Dead”) is a traditional Mexican sweet bread commonly made on the Day of the Dead (Día de ...

The first bread Bryan Ford ever made was for his father. It was a cinnamon raisin loaf. It was both burnt and underbaked. Of course, his father loved it and ate the whole thing. On Oct. 31, 2022, Ford ...

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a holiday and celebration of loved ones who have passed away that is observed on Nov. 1 and 2. During the month of October, people in Mexico and those of ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Editor's note: This story was ...

Dusted in colorful sugars and shaped like a skull, pan de muerto is the iconic bread served to commemorate the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead, Nov. 1 and 2. Also known as "dead bread," the bulbous ...