Roscón de Reyes (Three Kings Cake)

Name: Roscón de Reyes (Three Kings Cake)
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 g flour; 3 eggs; 100 g butter; 100 g sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/4 liter milk (250 ml); zest of 1 lemon; dried mixed peel for decorating; salt; Small trinkets and a broad bean/fava bean

cookpad.spain @cook_2453003

Alicante, Spain

A Spanish holiday 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.

cookpad.spain @cook_2453003

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Ingredients

120 mins

8 servings

400 gflour
3eggs
100 gbutter
100 gsugar
1 tspbaking powder
1/4 litermilk (250 ml)
zest of 1 lemon
dried mixed peel for decorating
salt
Small trinkets and a broad bean/fava bean

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Steps

120 mins

1

Mix the baking powder in a glass with 4 Tbsp of the milk then add this to 100 g of the flour and mix together until it forms a dough type mixture. Cover with a clean tea towel and set aside until it doubles in size.
2

Place the rest of the flour (300g) in a bowl and add the eggs, sugar, pinch of salt, the rest of the milk and zest of the lemon. Mix well then add the butter and continue mixing for a further 2 mins then add the dough mixture. Once a smooth dough has been achieved cover and set aside for 2 hours.
3

After 2 hours knead the mixture a little before placing it on a greased baking tray in the form of a ring. Put some little figures wrapped up in foil inside the mixture and also a broad bean.
4

Brush with milk, decorate using the mixed peel, lightly sprinkle with sugar and place in a pre-heated oven (160°C/320°F) for 15 - 20 minutes.