Traditional Rosca de Reyes – 3 Kings Bread
INGREDIENTS
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Ingredients
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2 cups all purpose flour
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1 package active dry yeast
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1 teaspoon salt
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½ cup sugar
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1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
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¼ cup milk, room temperature
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3 ½ tablespoons (or ½ stick) butter
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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¼ cup candied cherries, chopped
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¼ candied pineapple, chopped
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¼ cup dried figs, chopped
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¼ pecans, chopped
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¼ cup dark rum
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For garnish
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1 egg
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2 tablespoons water
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dried cherries
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candied orange peel*
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candied lime peel*
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*If you have a hard time finding candied citrus peel, check out this recipe on Ericka’s blog to make it yourself.
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