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This is the day that families get together for a huge feast, unwrap presents (brought by the Three Wise Men/Kings), and head out to watch a parade of elaborately-decorated floats. Great recipe for Roscón de reyes - Spanish Christmas Cake. Roscón means "cake in the shape of a crown" and de reyes means "kings", which gives us "crown of the kings". Roscón de Reyes is a sweet ring-shaped bread that is prepared with a sweet, yeasted dough and comes topped with sugar and candied.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook roscón de reyes - spanish christmas cake using 24 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Roscón de reyes - Spanish Christmas Cake:
- Make ready Preferment
- Make ready 1/2 cup (120 ml) warm milk
- Get 4 g instant dry yeast
- Prepare 1 tsp sugar
- Get 2 tsp bread flour
- Make ready 💕For The Dough
- Take 4 cups (440 g) bread flour
- Make ready 1/4 tsp salt
- Prepare 50 g sugar
- Prepare 120 ml milk
- Make ready 3 eggs
- Take Zest of an orange
- Make ready 15 ml vanilla extract
- Take 1 tsp orange blossom water
- Take 60 g soft unsalted butter
- Take 💕Fillings
- Prepare 2 cups Pearl sugar (I used 80g)
- Make ready 150 g dried apricots
- Take 1/2 cups dried cranberries (soaked with 50ml Rum or orange)
- Make ready 💕For the decoration
- Prepare 1 egg yolk
- Prepare 30 ml milk
- Prepare 30 g almond flakes
- Make ready 30 g pearl sugar
Roscón De Reyes - Spain's Christmas Cake. Here in Spain, it's not usual to bake a Christmas cake, but there is one cake that every household will enjoy over the Christmas period - the Roscón de Reyes, or "The ring of the Kings.". In Spain and across the Spanish-speaking world, it's Roscón de reyes or rosca de reyes. Epiphany, or the feast of the three kings, is special in Spain.
Instructions to make Roscón de reyes - Spanish Christmas Cake:
- In a smaller bowl, Stir the yeast into the lukewarm milk & flour. Cover & let it double in size. (1)
- For the dough: In a standing mixing bowl with a dough hook, add flour, sugar, salt & (1), milk, eggs. Mix for about 10 minutes until the dough becomes fluffy. Meanwhile put orange zest, vanilla, butter and knead well until the dough is smooth & elastic. To enhance orange flavor, add a tsp of orange blossom water. Place the dough in a bowl, cover and leave in a moderately warm place to double in size.
- Turn the dough out onto a surface and knead for 3-4 minutes. - Flour the surface and roll the dough out to about 60 cm x 12 cm (24"x 5"). Sprinkle sugar, dried apricots, cranberries. Roll the dough very carefully. With a knife, cut the dough in half. Put one side over & over & make like a braid.
- Transfer the dough into a greased pan. Let the dough rest about 30 minutes then brush with egg mixture. Sprinkle pearl sugar on top of it.
- Preheat the oven at 170oC. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 25-30 minutes – check after 15 minutes and cover with aluminum foil if the top gets too dark. The roscón should get a nice golden color on top. Take out of the oven and let cool down completely. Best served warm.
In Spain and across the Spanish-speaking world, it's Roscón de reyes or rosca de reyes. Epiphany, or the feast of the three kings, is special in Spain. Traditionally, that's when Spanish children receive their gifts, delivered by the Magi rather than Father Christmas. This upbeat Epiphany carol captures the spirit of the celebration well. Rosca de Reyes around the world.
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