Rosca de Reyes - Three Kings Bread Recipe 

Every year on January 6th, families and friends gather to partake in the celebration of Día de Los Reyes Day by cutting a slice of the Rosca de Reyes. A small plastic figurine is placed inside the Rosca bread prior to cutting, this figurine represents baby Jesus. It is considered to be good luck if the figurine is in the slice you receive. The person who finds the figurine is designated to throw a fiesta and provide tamales on Día de la Candelaria which falls on February 2nd.
Step One:
Activate the yeast with the following ingredients.
1 Packet Active Dry Yeast (2 1/4 Tsp)
1/2 Cup Warm Milk
1 Tbsp Sugar
2 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour
Ingredients for the Dough
4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Tsp Salt
6 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
2/3 Cup Milk
Orange Zest from one medium orange or 1 Tbsp Orange Extract
1 Tbsp. Vanilla
1 Large Egg
Ingredients for the Filling
8 oz Cream Cheese
1 Tbsp Vanilla
1/2 Cup Regular or Confectioner sugar
Variety of dry fruits for garnishing and for the filling.
I used papaya, mango, papaya, maraschino cherries, guava paste, and apricots.
1/2 - 1 Cup Chopped Walnuts or Pecans
Ingredients for sugar paste:
3/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1 Egg Yolk
1/2 Cup Confectioner Sugar
1/3 Cup Milk
Ingredients for the glaze:
1 Cup Confectioner Sugar
1 Tsp Vanilla
2 Tbsp Milk - More if Needed
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