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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Bring milk to boil and remove from heat. Stir in margarine or butter, 1/4 cup sugar and salt. | 2. In large bowl, mix yeast with warm water until dissolved and let stand 5 minutes. Add the milk mixture. | 3. Separate the yolk and white of one egg. Add the yolk to the yeast mixture, but save the white for later. Now add flour to the yeast and egg. Blend well until dough ball is formed. | 4. Flour a pastry board or work surface very well and place the dough in center. Knead until smooth. Return to large bowl and cover with dish towel. Let rise in warm place for 90 minutes. Meanwhile, grease a baking sheet and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. | 5. Knead dough again on floured surface. Now divide the dough into fourths and set one fourth aside. Roll the remaining 3 pieces into "ropes.". | 6. On greased baking sheet, pinch 3 rope ends together and braid. Finish by pinching ends together on opposite side. Divide the remaining dough in half and form 2 "bones." Cross and lay them atop braided loaf. | 7. Cover bread with dish towel and let rise for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix anise seed, cinnamon and 2 teaspoons sugar together. In another bowl, beat egg white lightly. | 8. When 30 minutes are up, brush top of bread with egg white and sprinkle with sugar mixture, except on cross bones. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
milk	1/4	cup		37.21	2.9158	1.9215	1.9947
butter	1/4	cup	cut	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
sugar	1/4	cup		36.708	9.1816	0.0	0.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
active yeast	1/4	ounce		6.3042	0.0	1.4025	0.0354
hot water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
purpose flour	3	cups	unsifted	6.3042	0.0	1.4025	0.0354
anise seed	1/2	teaspoon		3.5385	0.5252	0.1848	0.16699999999999998
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
sugar	2	teaspoons		36.708	9.1816	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.