Homemade Roscón de Reyes: Traditional Recipe Step by Step

What does it include?

Ingredients

• 500 g strong flour
• 100g sugar
• 100 g butter at room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 200 ml of warm milk
• 25 g fresh yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Zest of 1 orange
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
• Pearl sugar to decorate
• Candied fruits to decorate (optional)
• 1 beaten egg to paint

How to prepare it step by step?

Preparation

1. Dissolve the fresh yeast in the warm milk and let it rest for 10 minutes until it foams.
2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar and salt.
3. Add the eggs, butter, orange zest, lemon zest and orange blossom water.
4. Add the milk with the yeast little by little and knead until you obtain a homogeneous and elastic dough (approximately 10-15 minutes by hand or 5-7 minutes in a mixer).
5. Form the dough into a ball and let it rest in a greased bowl, covered with a cloth, until it doubles in size (approximately 2 hours).
6. Degas the dough and form a ring, piercing the center with your finger to create the characteristic hole.
7. Place the roscón on a baking tray covered with parchment paper.
8. Let it rest again for 45 minutes until it rises slightly again.
9. Paint the surface with beaten egg and decorate with pearl sugar and candied fruits.
10. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25-30 minutes, until golden, crispy on the edges and with an appetizing aroma.
11. Let cool on a rack before serving.