PAN DE MUERTOS ( DAY OF THE DEAD BREAD)

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients together except the 4 1/2 cups of flour.
• In small pan, heat the milk, the water, and the butter.
• Add liquid mixture to the dry mixture.
• Beat well.
• Mix in the eggs and 1 1/2 cups of flour. Beat well.
• Put in rest of flour, little by little.
• Knead the mixture for 10 minutes.
• Put dough in bowl and allow to rise until has doubled in size, or about an hour and a half.
• Punch dough down and reshape it with some "bone" shapes on top to decorate it.
• Let rise another hour.
• Heat 1/2 cup sugar and the 1/3 orange juice over stove until melted.
• Brush over dough.
• Bake at 350°F for about 40 minutes.