Traditional Rosca de Reyes

Sofía Padilla Castro
Make the most of three kings cake season with this delicious traditional rosca de reyes recipe! A fun baking project to make with your family, this homemade three kings bread is so fluffy and tasty that everyone will keep asking for seconds!
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Ingredients
20
Portions
  • 4 envelopes yeast
  • 5 cups flour
  • 200 grams butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 8 egg yolks
  • eggs, for brushing
  • figs
  • limes
  • oranges, candied, cut into strips
  • cherries
  • sugar
  • 1 cup condensed milk
  • 1/2 teaspoons table salt
  • 1 tablespoon tea, orange blossom
  • 1 cup candied fruits, fig, acitrón, lime, cherries, raisins, chopped
Preparation
30 mins
25 mins
Medium
  • Dissolve yeast in a bit of warm water.
  • Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of flour.
  • Mix thoroughly and let rest until doubled in size.
  • Let rest for about 30 to 40 minutes.
  • Sift flour on a table and pile it into a mound with a hole in the center.
  • Add remaining ingredients except for candied fruit.
  • Using your hands, knead, slap, and fold dough.
  • Let dough rise until doubled in size.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to a rectangle.
  • Place candied fruit and Baby Jesus plastic figurines in the center.
  • Fold edges into the center to make a thin rectangle. Shape it into a ring and place it on a baking sheet.
  • Brush ring with egg and garnish with candied fruit.
  • Bake traditional rosca de reyes at 356 °F for 25 minutes.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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