Ingredients
- 1 kg Day of the Dead Bread
- 350 g Egg
- 150 ml Water
- 40 g Fresh yeast
- 150 g Ground sesame seeds
- 500 g Semi-sweet chocolate
- 170 g Toasted sesame seeds, hulled
- 300 g Refined sugar
- Water to taste
Preparation
Dough
- Place the fresh egg, yeast, and Pan de Muerto Mix in the mixer bowl.
- Mix with the dough hook on the first speed setting for 1 minute.
- Knead on speed 2 for 10 minutes.
- Add the water and continue kneading until the dough becomes elastic—this takes about 10 more minutes of kneading—then add the ground sesame seeds.
- Once the ingredients are fully combined, let the dough rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Cut and shape the dough into the desired shapes, decorate the pieces with bone-shaped pieces of dough, and let them rise for 90 to 120 minutes.
- Bake at 160 °C for 20 minutes. Let the pieces cool to room temperature.
Completed
- Mix the water and sugar until the sugar dissolves to form a soft caramel; finally, add the sesame seeds and stir until they are completely incorporated. Spread the mixture onto wax paper and let it cool.
- Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and coat the pan de muerto.
- Finally, grind the caramelized sesame seeds and sprinkle them over the chocolate.