Ingredients for - Rosca de Reyes
How to cook deliciously - Rosca de Reyes
1. Stage
Prepare bread: Mix flour, eggs, egg yolks, sugar, water, dry yeast, orange zest, lime zest, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter; mix until dough is elastic and shiny, about 5 minutes.
2. Stage
Form dough into a ball. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
3. Stage
Punch down dough gently; roll into a long cylinder. Join the ends of the cylinder together in the shape of an oval ring. Place ring on a greased baking sheet; cover and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
4. Stage
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
5. Stage
Whisk eggs whites in a small bowl. Brush egg whites evenly over dough.
6. Stage
Prepare topping: Mix sugar and butter in a small bowl with your fingers to form a paste. Add enough flour to give paste the consistency of Play-Doh; divide into 5 or 6 balls. Place each ball between two 3-inch squares of parchment paper. Press with the bottom of a 1-cup measuring cup to make circles about 1/8 inch thick.
7. Stage
Space circles evenly around dough ring. Arrange candied citrus peels on top of dough.
8. Stage
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool for 20 minutes before slicing.
