Traditional Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Recipes from Mexico’s Velas Resorts Megan Sterritt - PR Web
go to original October 26, 2017

Mexico’s Velas Resorts in Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Maya and Riviera Nayarit are offering a bevy of activities and special culinary delights for the upcoming Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday.

Día de los Muertos (Nov 1 and 2) is celebrated all across Mexico, where people honor and remember their deceased loved ones, preparing food and drinks for altars created upon their grave sites in hopes they’ll return to be with them again.

In addition to ornate replica altars placed throughout the resorts and dedicated activities like catrina and sugar skull handicrafts and Mexican fiestas, several Velas Resorts will be offering special food and drinks traditionally made for the holiday.

For those who can’t make it down to Mexico but still want to celebrate at home, Casa Velas, an adults-only boutique hotel, is sharing its recipe for the Pan de Muertos sweet roll, while the AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas Riviera Maya is offering up a Tun-Tun cocktail. New Mixologist David Hernandez created the Tun-Tun specialty cocktail; its name derived from a Mexican folk song which goes "Tun-Tun la calabacita, Tun-Tun la niña bonita..." Calabacita in Spanish is the equivalent to pumpkin, the predominate flavor of this heartwarming drink.
 
Pan de Muerto - Yields 20 pieces

4 ¼ C Flour
10 T Butter
6 Eggs
8 t Orange Zest
3 t Cinnamon
2 1/8 C Whole Milk
4 t Salt
½ C Sugar
3 1/3 T Yeast

Directions:
    Preheat the oven to 350º F
    Mix the flour with the yeast. Form a hollow mound and in the center, add salt, sugar, orange zest and butter.
    Add the eggs, little by little, mixing perfectly.
    Add the milk and knead for 30 to 40 minutes, or 15 minutes in the blender with the bread hook.
    Let the dough rest until it doubles in size. Shape the dough to desired shape.
    Put the pieces in the oven and cook for 25 minutes or until done.

Tun-Tun Cocktail
 
1.5 oz Tequila Blanco
1 oz Evaporated Milk
1 oz Almond Liqueur
¼ oz Agave Nectar
¼ oz Pumpkin Puree
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Directions:
    Shake all ingredients together and double strain into a cocktail glass rimmed with cookie crumbs. Top it off with whipped cream and nutmeg.

Rates start at $161 at Velas Vallarta, $273 at Casa Velas, $319 at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, $427 at Grand Velas Riviera Maya and $548 USD at Grand Velas Los Cabos. All rates are per person, per night, based on double occupancy. All-inclusive rates at Velas Resorts include luxury accommodations, a la carte gourmet meals at a variety of specialty restaurants, premium branded beverages, 24-hour in-suite service, taxes, gratuity and more. For reservations or more information, call 1-888-407-4869, or visit Velas Resorts.

Offering unparalleled all-inclusive experiences, Velas Resorts in Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit and Los Cabos have earned more than 43 AAA Diamonds, including the prestigious Five Diamond Award. Other esteemed international awards for their services and facilities include Virtuoso’s “Best Spa,” Condé Nast Johansens’ “Most Excellent Resort” and “Most Excellent Spa Hotel” and the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences’ 5 Star Diamond Award. Properties include Casa Velas, a boutique adults-only hotel and ocean club located on the Marina Vallarta Golf Course, and Velas Vallarta, a family-friendly all suites resort and spa located on Banderas Bay, both in Puerto Vallarta; the AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit and Grand Velas Riviera Maya, located five minutes from Playa del Carmen, offering the most sophisticated, ultra luxury all-inclusive resort experience in the Caribbean with jungle and beach settings. The new Grand Velas Los Cabos on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula offers the next generation of all-inclusive amenities and facilities with dramatic ocean views and unique spaces infusing every area of the resort. Velas Resorts feature spacious accommodations, spas, a unique culinary experience at a selection of restaurants, 24-hour in suite service, fitness centers, personal concierge service, state of the art conference centers, extensive family programs, fully stocked mini bar and more. Eduardo Vela Ruiz, founder and president of Velas Resorts operate Velas Resorts with brother Juan Vela by his side, vice president of Velas Resorts.