Rosca De Reyes Three Kings Bread Food

THREE KINGS BREAD: ROSCA DE REYES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the yeast and warm water; stir to blend. Let stand until the yeast comes alive and starts to foam, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Put all of the candied fruit in small bowl and drizzle the rum on top. Let stand for 15 minutes to 1 hour to infuse the flavor.
• In a small pot, warm the milk over medium heat. Add the sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
• In a large bowl, mix 3 1/2 cups flour, 2 eggs, yeast mixture, milk mixture, and the rum soaked candied fruits, mixing very well until the dough gathers into a ball. If the dough is too wet, Add additional flour, a little at a time, if needed to form a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until it's smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Put the ball of dough back into the bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel and set aside in a warm spot to rise for 1 hour.
• Remove the dough from the bowl and knead on a lightly floured surface. Using your palms, roll the dough into a long rope. Shape the coil into a ring, sealing the ends together. Insert a little doll or coin into the bread from the bottom, if desired. Line a baking pan with aluminum foil and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Carefully transfer the dough ring to the prepared baking pan.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat the remaining egg in a small bowl with 1 tablespoon of water to make an egg wash, and brush the top of the bread. Decoratively garnish the top of the bread with more candied fruit and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the cake is golden.
• Cool on a wire rack before slicing.

ROSCA DE REYES (THREE KINGS BREAD)

Steps:

• Pour warm water into a bowl, and sprinkle with yeast. Stir with a fork until yeast has dissolved, and let rest until foamy.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of flour, and cover bowl with plastic wrap. Place bowl in a warm place.
• Meanwhile, heat the milk and the 6 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan with the 1/3 cup sugar and salt. Cool the mixture to lukewarm.
• In a stand mixer combine the milk and butter mixture with 1 cup of flour, the 2 eggs, yeast mixture, vanilla extract, almond extract and zest from 1 orange.
• Beat at low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
• Beat 3 minutes at high speed. Please note the dough will be sticky.
• By hand, stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough.
• Knead dough on lightly floured surface 8 to 10 minutes or till smooth and elastic.
• Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease surface.
• Cover and let dough rise in a warm place 1 to 1 ½ hours or till double.
• Punch down; turn out on lightly floured surface.
• Roll dough to a 24x12-inch rectangle.

ROSCA DE REYES - THREE KINGS CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In large mixing bowl, cream together butter or margarine and powdered sugar.
• Add eggs and beat again, until light and fluffy.
• Combine dry ingredients, expect chopped nuts.
• Gradually add dry ingredients and vanilla to creamed mixture.
• Sprinkle nuts on bottom of lightly greased 9x5x4-inch loaf pan.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 55 minutes, or until pick comes out clean and cake springs back to the touch.
• Cool 10 minutes; turn cake onto wire rack to cool.
• Insert dry bean or"baby" from the underside of the cake when cool.
• During the last minutes cake is cooking, melt brown sugar in heavy saucepan over low heat.
• Remove from heat and add ground anise and vanilla extract.
• Pour warm syrup over freshly baked, cooled cake.