Frida Kahlo's Dead Man's Bread

After this project, I must say I have a new appreciation for the effort that goes into taking appealing photos of bread. I have a great cookbook called Frida's Fiestas written by Frida Kahlo's stepdaughter (from Diego Rivera) that's full of colorful photos, recipes and stories about the artist. As you can imagine, The Day of The Dead is a big portion of this book, so I've been really looking forward to featuring one of the recipes from that section for Dead Man's Bread. I've been working on this recipe for a week now - my first batch of bread was disappointingly heavy and dry - but I was so intent on making this work that I went through a few revolutions of the recipe and came up with a final result that is really delightful. It's a sweet, filling bread that I think is a great alternative to cupcakes and candy or even pastries. It's absolutely fabulous with cider, coffee or tea. I've also tried various versions of these photos - some inside, some outside. Some with props, some on white, on cutting boards - you name it. I think at the end of the day the shots of the dough are the most interesting - they look like odd little sculptures. The design on the top is meant to remind of bones - they also look like snakes to me.  Get the recipe>>