Three kings cake
Three kings cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 3 packages or 3 tablespoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 3/4 cup scalded milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Grated peel of 1 orange and 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 5 cups bread flour
- 1/2 cup raisins, currents, or candied fruit
- Cinnamon-sugar for garnish
Recipe method:
- Sprinkle the yeast onto the surface of the warm water.
- Add two tablespoons of the sugar and stir to dissolve.
- Allow mixture to proof in a warm place for 10 minutes.
- The yeast will be very bubbly and may overflow the bowl if it is too small.
- In a large bowl combine the unsalted butter, the hot scalded milk and the remaining sugar.
- Stir in the salt and grated peel.
- Beat three eggs and add them to the butter mixture, making sure that it is no longer very hot.
- Then add the yeast mixture.
- Using an electric mixer, beat in the two cups of flour to make a smooth batter.
- Then add remaining flour using a bread hook on the mixer or kneading the flour in as the dough becomes stiff.
- The dough should be smooth and elastic when it is ready to rise.
- This will take about 10 minutes of kneading.
- Place dough in a greased and floured bowl and cover.
- Put in a warm place to rise until doubled in bulk.
- Punch dough down and knead to remove all air pockets.
- Work in fruit until it is evenly distributed through the dough.
- Divide dough in half and shape two circular loaves, hiding a token in each one.
- Place loaves in greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
- Brush tops of loaves with an egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon of water and sprinkle cinnamon-sugar across the surface of each.
- Cover the loaves with a clean towel and allow to rise in a warm place until almost doubled in bulk.
- Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F oven for ten minutes and at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.
- Remove from pans and cool on racks.
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