Recipe: Appetizing Roscón de reyes. (Three kings cake)

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Roscón de reyes. (Three kings cake). 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. This recipe is posted per a request by a member and I will make it as soon as I can. If you make it before I do then I would appreciate your.

Roscón de reyes. (Three kings cake)

This delicious cake is eaten with hot chocolate on the night of Epiphany when the Three Kings arrive and leave gifts for children. Whoever finds the Christ Child figure in the cake is crowned and becomes the 'king' or 'queen' of the banquet. Whoever finds the bean has to pay for next year's roscón. You can have Roscón de reyes. (Three kings cake) using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Roscón de reyes. (Three kings cake)

  1. You need of dough mixture.
  2. Prepare 125 ml of sunflower oil.
  3. Prepare 125 grams of melted butter or margerine.
  4. It's 8 tbsp of granulated sugar (heaped).
  5. Prepare 4 of eggs.
  6. It's 1 of lemon zest.
  7. It's 1 of orange zest.
  8. Prepare 1 1/4 kg of strong white flour.
  9. It's 1 tbsp of orange blossom water.
  10. You need 2 cup of semi-skimmed milk.
  11. Prepare 28 grams of fast action dried yeast (4x7g sachets).
  12. Prepare of decoration of the cake.
  13. It's 1 of egg beaten.
  14. Prepare 200 grams of glaced or candied fruits, glaced cherries.

Great recipe for Roscón de Reyes (Three Kings Cake). It traditionally has small figures or trinkets, and a broad bean hidden inside the cake. Whoever finds the bean, according to tradition, can expect to receive coal rather than presents from the Kings. Kids are waiting for the three kings (Three wise men) bringing them gifts they wanted to have all year long.

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

  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. Add to the rest of ingredients..
  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 for 3-4 hours near a warm area like radiator. dough needs to raise to more than double its volume.
  5. Knead again on the table and give the shape of a huge doughnut. Should be able to get 3 units..
  6. Place in a lined or oiled oven tray where they need to rest a couple of hours to raise again.
  7. Once raised brush them with egg and decorate with the pieces of candied fruits.
  8. Bake on a medium oven. I chose 160 C for about 20-30 minutes or until golden.
  9. Sprinkle with sugar as you get them out of the oven.

They finish lunch or dinner with this delicious cake, called Roscon de Reyes. This is a sugar free recipe but it contains so many goodies that it really struggles to qualify as a low carb cake. 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.