Lemon, fennel and oregano bread in terracotta moulds.

The 2nd of November is "U juornu re muorti" the special day dedicated to those who are no longer with us. As I have described in previous posts, people visit the cemetery taking flowers and candles to the graves of dead relatives and friends, and, in Sicily, children find presents `brought' to them by the "muorti".

But today we are all at home due to really heavy rain. It has been raining for more than 48 hours non-stop, roads and fields are covered in mud and we decided to stay home.
My daughter is enjoying the toys the "morticini" brought her and I decided it was the right time to bake. It is not that cold to have the heating on, but having the oven on helped creating a warmer and cozy atmosphere.

I made a kind of bread we all love: white flour, lemon rind, fennel seeds and oregano. Then placed the dough in terracotta mould to rest and rise, then baked them.
I experimented with different mould sizes and dough quantities this time and got great results.
They look beautiful, taste great and the terracotta moulds did their job!
We enjoyed them with a simple stew.