Name: Tricolor Shell Ring
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 500 grams flour, for the cake; 125 grams sugar, for the cake; 4 eggs, for the cake; 1/2 cups milk, warm, for the cake; 15 grams yeast, for the cake; 1 teaspoon salt, for the cake; 150 grams butter, for the topping; 1 cup vegetable shortening, for the topping; 1 cup flour, for the topping; 1 cup icing sugar, for the topping; red food coloring; green food coloring; Smuckers® strawberry jam

Preparation

40 mins

30 mins

Low

For the cake: Mix the flour with the salt and yeast, then add the milk and egg; work the mixture until combined, then add the sugar in two parts, mixing completely. Gradually add the butter and integrate until you have a smooth and elastic dough. Let it rest and ferment for an hour to double in size, then punch down the dough. For the topping: Beat the shortening, then add the flour and powdered sugar until fully incorporated. Divide the dough into 3 parts and color one part with green dye, one part with red dye, and leave the other in its natural color; roll out each of the pastes and form discs.