Description
Portuguese kitchen. Nearing Christmas day. On this day friends and family be sure to give a bottle of red house wine and king cake. For the contest "new year tastes of the planet"
Ingredients
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Flour
625 g
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Yeast
2 tsp
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Chicken egg
4 piece
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Yolk egg
2 piece
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Milk
170 ml
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Sugar
125 g
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Margarine
150 g
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Salt
1 tsp
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Raisins
70 g
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Walnuts
70 g
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Lemon peel
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Candied
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Almonds
50 g
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Drain
60 g
Cooking
Mix 100 g flour with yeast and warm milk. Allow to rise in a few hours.
Grind sugar into powder.
Add powdered sugar to the sifted flour.
There also add the melted margarine, eggs, yolks and salt.
Add the steamed raisins, walnuts, plums, part of candied fruit and almonds.
Mix well.
To combine both tests together.
Grate the zest of one lemon or orange.
All knead and put in a warm place for 6-10 hours.
Knead the dough again and put in the form of a circle, in the center put a jar of water. You can brush with egg, decorate with any fruit, candied fruit, marmalade, remaining almonds and dried apricots. Bake in a preheated 180*C oven until cooked.
Ready cake sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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