Pan de Muerto (Day of the Dead Bread) Recipe | King Arthur Baking

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (113g) milk, lukewarm; whole preferred
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup (60g) King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour
• 2 tablespoons (28g) orange blossom water, rose water, or water
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 1/2 teaspoons anise seeds
• 3 1/2 cups (420g) King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1/2 cup (99g) granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 16 tablespoons (226g) unsalted butter, cut in 1/2" cubes; at room temperature
• 6 tablespoons (85g) butter, melted
• 1/3 cup (66g) granulated sugar, for dusting