Roscón de reyes. (Three kings cake)
Roscón de reyes. (Three kings cake)

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This date commemorates the visit the Three Wise Men made to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. In Mexico, the day is a gift-giving holiday. Tradition states this bread be served, garnished with the "jewels" of fruit and nuts. 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.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have roscón de reyes. (three kings cake) using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Roscón de reyes. (Three kings cake):
  1. Get dough mixture
  2. Get 125 ml sunflower oil
  3. Take 125 grams melted butter or margerine
  4. Take 8 tbsp granulated sugar (heaped)
  5. Get 4 eggs
  6. Prepare 1 lemon zest
  7. Make ready 1 orange zest
  8. Take 1 1/4 kg strong white flour
  9. Take 1 tbsp orange blossom water
  10. Make ready 2 cup semi-skimmed milk
  11. Make ready 28 grams fast action dried yeast (4x7g sachets)
  12. Take decoration of the cake
  13. Take 1 egg beaten
  14. Prepare 300 grams glaced or candied fruits, glaced cherries

Whoever finds the bean, according to tradition, can expect to receive coal rather than presents from the Kings. Roscón de Reyes or Spanish King cake is a delicate brioche-like bread flavored with orange blossom water and dotted with festive candied or dried fruit. It's a sweet bread that is perfect for brunch and dunked in coffee or hot chocolate Roscón de Reyes is short of heaven. The tradition of placing beans, candies or figurines of the Christ child inside the cake is very much alive.

Instructions to make Roscón de reyes. (Three kings cake):
  1. Mix sugar and softened butter together. Add whisked eggs, oil, lemon and orange rind, orange blossom and one cup of milk.
  2. The second cup of milk can be warmed slightly and mixed with the yeast to activate. Add to the rest of ingredients. You will get quite a sloppy mixture.
  3. Add flour to mixture and when mixed well knead on a worktop for a few minutes until firm and elastic.
  4. Leave to rest covered with a cloth (or lid) for 1-2hours near a warm area like radiator or a warmish oven. Dough needs to raise to more than double its volume.
  5. Knead again on the table and give the shape of a huge doughnut with a large hole. Should be able to get 3 units.
  6. Place in a lined or oiled oven tray where they need to rest to raise again. I prefer decorating before they are proved so that I don't knock the air out.
  7. Once raised brush them with egg.
  8. Bake on a medium oven. I chose 160 C (fan) for about 20-30 minutes or until golden. If I bake 2 together I may switch shelves at 14 minutes to allow them to bake more evenly.
  9. Sprinkle with sugar as you get them out of the oven

It's a sweet bread that is perfect for brunch and dunked in coffee or hot chocolate Roscón de Reyes is short of heaven. The tradition of placing beans, candies or figurines of the Christ child inside the cake is very much alive. The cake's round format represents a king's crown. The two big highlights of this holiday include the cabalgata, a massive parade with floats, where candy and small gifts or toys are tossed into the crowd, and indulging in a piece (or three) roscón de reyes, a donut-shaped cake topped with candied fruits and nuts and filled with sweet cream. One of my favorite parts of celebrating the holidays in Santander, Spain with my inlaws is the day we get the Roscón de Reyes.

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