Rosca de reyes - Reactions?

[Tropicana]

What do you think of Rosca de reyes? It is a Mexican Epiphaney cake shaped like a ring with 5 baby Jesus' baked in it.

I guess this could also have been posted in religion.

Anyway do you think it's cute, fun, sacrilegious?

[Suesumba]

thanks for posting that. learning is never ending. never heard of this before.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ingrid-hoffmann/three-kings-bread-rosca-de-reyes-recipe/index.html

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4-ounce) packet active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup dried figs, cut into strips, plus more for garnish
• 1/4 cup candied orange peel, cut into strips, plus more for garnish
• 1/4 cup candied lemon peel, cut into strips, plus more for garnish
• 1/4 cup chopped candied cherries, plus more whole for garnish
• 2 tablespoons light rum
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 large eggs, divided
• Water

Directions

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.
Cook's Note: Let your guests know there is a little doll or coin inserted inside.

[Wahalla]

my mum made it for me once...

[RichD]

my mum made it for me once...

did you bite one of the baby jesus' by accident?

did the baby jesus'sn dem melt? my rawss \o/

[Tropicana]

Ah but, Suesumba, where do you get the plastic Baby Jesuses? That should be included in the recipe don't you think? Proves the recipe is not authentic.

[Wahalla]

did you bite one of the baby jesus' by accident?

did the baby jesus'sn dem melt? my rawss \o/

No but i did hear a loud deep rich voice calling to me from a distance as i took the first bite.... ordering me to seperate the sheep from the goats.......

[Tropicana]

This is what they look like.




There must be 5. There is a store in Toronto that sells he cake with only one baby Jesus...what a rip off.

[Tropicana]

did you bite one of the baby jesus' by accident?

did the baby jesus'sn dem melt? my rawss \o/

Now what I would like to know is when do you insert the baby Jesuses. If you put them in before baking won't thye melt?

[Suesumba]

my mum made it for me once...

... but she used real baby jesuses

[Suesumba]

Ah but, Suesumba, where do you get the plastic Baby Jesuses? That should be included in the recipe don't you think? Proves the recipe is not authentic.

we are a perverse race to be sure.

[Tropicana]

We include 1 baby Jesus in all of our roscas.....

Flippin cheap....

[Tropicana]

This recipe is authentic. He isn't stingy with the baby Jesuses.