Portugal Bolo-rei (king cake)
📷 José Conçalves · CC BY-SA 3.0
Translated from Portuguese. See the original
The cake of the Christmas season.
Ingredients
Servings
- 500 g of flour
- 20 g of baker's yeast
- 120 g of butter
- 100 g of sugar
- 3 eggs
- 100 ml of Port wine
- 200 g of candied fruit
- 100 g of nuts
- Zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange
- 1 egg yolk
- Salt to taste
Allergens
GlutenEggsMilk and lactoseTree nutsSulphitesAutomatic estimate: always check product labels.
Method
- Dissolve the yeast in a little warm water
- Knead the flour with the eggs, sugar, butter, Port, zest and yeast
- Add half the fruit and leave to rise for 2 hours
- Shape into a ring, decorate with the rest of the fruit, brush with yolk and bake at 180 °C for 35 minutes
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