El pan tradicional de la Navidad
King's Day Cake
The person who gets the trinket will have good luck for
the New Year and gets to host a party on February 2, Candlemas, the end of the
Mexican holiday season.
Los ingredientes
| 20 grams pressed yeast |
4 tablespoons warm milk |
| 1/2 kilo flour |
3 eggs, whole |
| 1 egg, separated |
1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 tablespoon dark rum |
1 Tbsp. orange flower water (agua de azahar) |
| 1 teaspoon grated orange rind |
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind |
| 100 grams butter, softened |
50 grams almonds, skinned and slivered |
| Candied fruit, orange peel, etc. for decoration |
Toy trinket, coin or bean to bake inside dough |
- Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk with 1 tablespoon the sugar.
- Add 50 grams of the flour and mix to make soft dough.
- Cover with a damp cloth and set in a warm place until doubled in bulk.
- Put the remaining flour in a large bowl.
- Beat the eggs together with the egg yolk and pour into the flour with the salt,
rum, orange flower water and the remaining sugar.
- Add the grated orange and lemon rind. Mix flour and liquid.
- Add the yeast dough and mix well until the dough is no longer sticky, adding
flour as necessary.
- Divide the butter into 4 parts.
- Divide the dough into 4 parts. On a lightly floured board work a piece of butter
into each of the pieces of dough, then knead them together.
- Knead the dough until very smooth and elastic. Lightly butter a bowl.
Put the ball of dough into it, turn it to coat lightly with butter, then cover the
bowl with a damp cloth and let set in a warm, draught-free place for an hour or more.
- Punch the dough down, turn out onto the board and knead again.
- Insert a trinket or coin or bean (no plastic objects that will melt) into
the dough. Form the dough into one or two balls and flatten them slightly.
- Shape into rings by inserting a finger into the center and very gently easing the
dough outward to create a hole in the center.
- Cover and set in a warm place to rise again.
- Beat the remaining egg white or a whole egg and brush the cake with it.
Sprinkle the almonds and pieces of candied fruit on top. Sprinkle lightly with sugar
and bake in a medium-hot oven until nicely browned, about 35 minutes.
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