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Ingredients for 4-6 people

• 50 gr flour
• 20 gr yeast
• 4 tbsp water
• - – -
• 450 gr baking flour
• 60 cl milk
• 70 gr butter
• 2 eggs
• 20 gr yeast
• 1 shot glass rum
• 150 gr sugar
• Salt
• zest of 1/2 orange and 1/2 lemon, grated
• - – -
• 1-2 egg yolks
• sweet dried fruit pieces (or fresh fruit pieces) cut in stripes
• sugar moistened with water

Preparation: Make the base dough by mixing the first 3 ingredients (flour, yeast and water) into a firm dough. Shape as a ball and leave to rest inside a bowl filled with hot water.

Mix the rest of the Ring’s dough ingredients (baking flour to zest in the list above) well. Once the base dough ball has risen and floats on the bowl’s water, fold both doughs together and leave to rest and raise in a covered container for at least 2 hours.

After that time, shape the dough into a ring by making a disk, tearing a wide central gap and working the dough into a ring shape and leave to raise again for a further 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Using a brush, paint the dough ring with egg yolk and place fruit pieces over the top side of the ring. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden. Finally, spread moistened sugar over the hot ring and allow to cool before serving.

Presentation: Just before serving, make a small incision under a side of the ring and push a small toy/prize inside the ring for a lucky winner. Some people place a paper crown inside the ring to represent the majestic nature of the 3 wise men. Place the ring on a circular tray and bring to the table. People are supposed to cut a slice themselves and try to find the present inside. Roscón is traditionally served with a cup of thick, hot chocolate.

Cooking tip: If it can be done safely, introduce the present inside the ring prior to final baking. That way the incision will not be noticeable and there will be no way to choose the portion with the present.

About this dish: In Spain, children get the Christmas present on the day of the arrival of the 3 wise men from the orient (known locally as the 3 kings arriving on the 6th of January). The evening of the 5th of January, a wise men parade is held in most Spanish towns, with children flocking to the streets to see the wise men, camels and sacks of presents arrive in preparation for the night’s Santa-like house-by-house visit as children sleep. Roscón is eaten traditionally the evening of the 5th just before leaving the house to see the wise men arrive, and again the morning of the 6th for breakfast as presents are unwrapped.

Curiosity: As is associated with present-giving, Roscón always contains a small toy/trinket (such as those found inside Christmas Crackers), which is supposed to bring good fortune to the person who finds it inside a piece of Roscón. In Catalonia, a dried bean is also added to the Roscón. Whoever finds the bean is supposed to pay the cost of the Roscón to avoid further bad luck.

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