Day of the Dead Bread with Sesame Seeds

Enjoy Día de Muertos in a traditional way with this Day of the Dead bread with sesame seeds! Flavored with a delicious piloncillo syrup featuring cinnamon, this fluffy and tasty pan de muerto is topped with sesame seeds. You can’t miss it!
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Ingredients
4
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Preparation
15 mins
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Easy
  • For the piloncillo syrup: In a small pot over medium heat, place piloncillo and water and cook for 15 minutes or until reduced by half with a syrupy consistency. Let cool and set aside.
  • In a blender, place cinnamon stick and blend to a semi-fine powder.
  • For the dough: In a bowl, combine wheat flour, sugar, dry yeast, salt, eggs, clotted cream, a cup of piloncillo syrup, and powdered cinnamon. Mix using the flat beater attachment for 15 minutes or until an elastic and homogenous dough is obtained. Transfer dough to a previously greased bowl and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  • Form 2.8-oz dough balls with your hands. Form the bones using your fingers and place on top of the bread. Brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake Day of the Dead bread with sesame seeds for 20 minutes at 356 °F.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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