- Fresh yeast 10 g
- 700 g flour
- Sugar 170 g
- Eggs 3
- Orange extract 50 ml
- 30 g orange zest
- Butter 200 g
- Glass sugar 200 g
- ATE of different fruits 400 g
- 70 ml milk
- Plastic dolls for kings thread
- A pinch of salt
Although there are similar traditions, both Mexico and Spain have their own customs.Agcuesta / Getty Images
What are the steps to make a homemade kings thread?
Making a thread of kings at home requires At least 3 and a half hoursfollowing these simple steps:
1. Place 100 ml of warm water in a bowl and sprinkle the yeast until it dissolves. Let stand 10 minutes, until bubbles are formed.
2. Add 200 gr of flour, Stir and cover the container in a warm place, until the mixture doubles its volume.
3. In another bowl, mix Flour, sugar and salt; Add three whole eggs, milk, orange extract, butter and The orange zest. Then add the mixture of the yeast and stir perfectly.
4. On a floured wood surface begins to knead. Once ready, place it in a bowl smeared with butter, cover and let stand until the dough has grown at least twice as much of its original size.
5. Take out the mass from the container and start Knead her again On a flour surface. Once ready, Make a ball and perform a hole in the middle to shape it.
6. Place the dough Big baking, previously smeared with butter. Cover with a damp cloth and let it stand for 40 more minutes.
7. Beat a Egg with a splash of milk and varnish The thread. Then mix Another egg with flour and sugar on Glass Until a dough is made. Extend it and cut it in strips 5 cm wide by 15 cm long.
8. Place the Thread stripslike Incas of different flavors Corted in Julianas.
9. Almost to finish, Insert the dolls inside the thread, in the place you want. Try to perfectly close the holes that each of them has left.
10. Sprinkle the thread with sugar and Get in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
Let her cool and enjoy hot chocolate!\