Mummy Bread - #BreadBakers

The Bread Bakers have a really fun theme this month. We are making some spooky bread for Halloween. My most favourite part of this was researching what I wanted to make. I wanted to make all the spooky things. Eventually, I decided on a filled bread shaped like a mummy. I also added some spiders for some added spook. 

As much as I enjoyed this, these mummies gave me a fight. I made them on a very rainy, extremely humid weekend.  Ian did not hit us directly but we still had heavy rains for more than a week. From the swells formed from Ian to other disturbances, the tropics were active. I wanted to wait to bake but I did not know when the rains would end. With that much moisture in the air, my dough kept getting very sticky in no time. I fought through though. If you're baking on a rainy day, be sure to use much less water than the recipe calls for. You won't aim for a tacky dough. Go for something drier because it will absorb a lot of moisture from the air. You definitely also want to proof the dough in the fridge. Proofing on the counter isn't worth it. 

Be sure to scroll down to see what the other Bread Bakers made for you this month!

Mummy Bread

Yield - 5 Mummies

Ingredients

Dough 

360 grams flour 

2 teaspoons instant yeast

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar 

1 1/2 teaspoon salt 

2 tablespoons oil 

227 grams (1 cup) water

Filling 

Sauce, cheese, meat, vegetables, anything that you like

Directions 

Mix together the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Drizzle in oil and water. Knead until it forms a smooth, tacky dough. Add additional water or flour as needed. Place in an oiled bowl and refrigerate overnight or cover and let sit at room temperature until doubled. 

When the dough is ready, divide it into 5 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a triangle and follow the directions in this video to shape and fill. My triangles were about 9 inches long. Be sure not to add too much filling or you will have a mess on your hands. 

Place the mummies on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover the mummies with a damp towel or plastic wrap and allow to rise until puffy. This should take about 20 minutes. 

While the mummies are rising (lol), preheat the oven to 375 F. When the mummies are ready, bake 20 to 25 minutes until lightly browned. If you choose to use an egg wash, bake until golden. 

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• Black Dahlia Pistachio Loaf from A Messy Kitchen
• Breadstick Snakes from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Cheesy Halloween Breadstick Bones from Sneha's Recipe
• Halloween Ghost Bread from Ambrosia
• Mini Pizza Mummies from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Mummy Bread from Passion Kneaded
• Spooky Halloween Stuffed bread from Cook with Renu
• Mini Jack-o-Lantern Naans from The Magical Ingredients

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