Recipe of the delicious Roscón de Reyes

The traditional kernel cake consists of a bakery dough enriched with butter, milk, eggs and sugar, to which is added the aroma of orange blossom water, which gives it its characteristic flavor. In addition, although not all recipes include it, usually add a little rum and also some orange zest to enhance the aromas.

It is also possible to find variations in the decoration, but as a rule, what does not fail is the confectioned fruit of red and green colors decorating the top of the roscón, following its circumference more or less ordered. In addition, it is frequent to brush the dough with beaten egg to give it brighter, and is finished decorating with almond or sugar.

INGREDIENTS

1 kg flour

260 gr sugar

20 gr salt

15 gr milk powder

8 pz egg

30 gr yeast

100 gr butter

2 pcs lemon zest

2 pcs orange zest

Fruit to decorate

8 pz dolls

50 gr figs

50 gr orange candied

50 gr lemon confit

50 gr red cherries

50 gr citron

Neutral brightness

White biscuit

100 gr vegetable shortening

100 gr sugar glass

150 gr flour

PREPARATION:

Mix all dry ingredients, Add eggs, knead and add butter and grated. Ferment for 30 minutes until it grows twice and form the thread, Varnish with an egg the rossca. Decorate with dried fruits. Rest again. For the cookie: add butter, add sugar and flour, glue on some parts of the thread. Bake at 180 ° C for about 25 minutes.