Typical Rosca de Reyes

Try this typical Rosca de Reyes; it's easy to make and has a flavor that everyone will love. This recipe turns out really delicious.
Ingredients
15
Servings
  • 15 grams yeast
  • 125 grams water, warm
  • 500 grams flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 125 grams sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • orange zest
  • 2 tablespoons cow's milk
  • 90 grams butter
  • 190 grams icing sugar, (sugar crust)
  • 2 egg yolks, (sugar crust)
  • 90 grams flour, (sugar crust)
  • 90 grams acitrón, (sugar crust)
  • 90 grams margarine, (sugar crust)
  • 1 egg, (sugar crust)
  • sugar, (sugar crust)
  • food coloring, (sugar crust)
Preparation
1h 30 mins
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  • Preheat the oven to 225ºC.
  • In a bowl, hydrate the yeast with warm water and two tablespoons of flour until there are no lumps. Cover with a cloth.
  • Make a hole in the center of the flour and add the eggs, sugar, milk, orange zest, and butter. Mix well until a homogeneous mixture is formed. Add the salt, yeast, and incorporate them into the mixture.
  • Sprinkle a little flour on the table and knead.
  • Put a little flour in a bowl and add the dough. Cover and let it rest for 1 hour.
  • Chop the acitrón into strips, in different cups add the colorants of different colors with water to dilute the color, add strips of acitrón to paint it.
  • In a bowl, beat the margarine, powdered sugar, flour, and egg yolks. Set aside.
  • With the powdered sugar mixture, form the tongues that will serve as decoration on the rosca.
  • Punch the dough and spread it on a baking sheet in the shape of a ring.
  • Place the tongues in the dough and add the acitrón on top of the rosca.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Remove it, brush it with egg, and sprinkle sugar.
  • Put the rosca back in for 10 minutes at 180ºC.
  • Remove from the oven and serve.

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