Bolo Rei Tradicional (king Cake)
Bolo Rei Tradicional (king Cake)

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It is a staple dessert in any Portuguese home during these holidays. Bolo Rei originates in the Confeitarias of Portugal which had adapted the recipe from French dessert making. The bolo rei has a hole in the.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook bolo rei tradicional (king cake) using 14 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Bolo Rei Tradicional (king Cake):
  1. Make ready 1 dried Bean
  2. Prepare 1 miniature toy, to go in the cake
  3. Make ready 100 ml porto wine
  4. Get 1 tsp salt
  5. Take 150 grams crystallized fruit
  6. Take 150 grams nuts, choose your favourite
  7. Make ready 150 grams sugar
  8. Prepare 150 grams butter
  9. Make ready 4 eggs
  10. Prepare 30 grams active dry yeast
  11. Get 750 grams flour
  12. Prepare 1 lemon peel, grated
  13. Get 1 Orange peel, grated
  14. Make ready 1 jelly mix

There won't be any Christmas without Bolo Rei on the table. It is a staple holiday dessert in any Portuguese home. The bolo-rei recipe was derived from the French Gâteau des Rois which found its way to Portugal during. In a nation with so many baking and confectionary traditions, it's surprising that one of the most popular cakes - the bolo-rei - was imported from another country (a sweet tooth does not discriminate, apparently).

Instructions to make Bolo Rei Tradicional (king Cake):
  1. Cut the crystallized fruit into pieces. Reserve some whole or add extra to decorate the top of the cake.
  2. Soak the cut fruit in a splash of the porto wine.
  3. In a different bowl dissolve the yeast in 100ml of water. Add 1 cup of flour, mix and leave it at room temperature for 15 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, mix the margarine, sugar, lemon and orange zest.
  5. Add the eggs, mixing in one by one.
  6. Add in the yeast mixture. When everything is well mixed add the remaining flour, salt and porto wine.
  7. Knead the dough until elastic and smooth in consistency then mix in the cut fruit.
  8. Shape the dough into a ball. Sprinkle with flour, then cover with a cloth. Leave at room temperature covered away from any moisture for 5 hours.
  9. When the dough has doubled in size, temporarily transfer to a wooden board and make a whole in the middle of it.
  10. Wrap the tiny toy in parchment paper, then add to the cake along with the bean. Leave to stand for 1 hour.
  11. Brush the cake with 1 egg yolk, decorate with crystallised fruit, chopped sugar cubes and nuts. Turn oven to 180 c.
  12. Transfer to a very hot oven. Cook until its golden brown approximately 40 minutes.
  13. In a little bit of warm water dilute jelly granules or sheets.
  14. Once cooked brush the cake with the jelly.
  15. Let it cool down and serve once cooled.

Translated as "king cake," the bolo-rei was brought to Portugal from Toulouse, France, by one of the oldest bakeries in Lisbon, Confeitaria Nacional. Another reason for its name is that traditionally (and this is where my age matters), it. Download this Bolo Rei Bolorei Or Kings King Cake A Traditional Portuguese Cake Portugal A Staple Dessert In Any Portuguese Home During The Holidays photo now. And search more of iStock's library of royalty-free stock images that features Baked photos available for quick and easy download. The "King Cake" is a leavened cake shaped like a crown "inlaid" with candied fruit and nuts, that gives the familiar symbolism of the gifts of the Magi: gold (the crust of the cake), myrrh (the fruit) and frankincense (aroma).

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