Three Kings Ring Bread with Orange Blossom and Candied Fruit

What you need

• 175 ml (3/4 cup) whole milk, for the dough
• 1 orange, peel only, in wide strips without the white pith
• 1 lemon, peel only, in wide strips without the white pith
• 1 cinnamon stick, small
• 1 tbsp dark rum
• 1 tbsp orange blossom water
• 500 g (4 cups) bread flour
• 7 g (2 1/4 tsp) instant yeast
• 100 g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 large eggs, for the dough
• 90 g (6 tbsp) unsalted butter, soft, in pieces
• 1 dried fava bean, or a small ceramic figure; tell everyone it is hidden
• 1 egg, for the glaze
• 1 tbsp whole milk, for the glaze
• 100 g (3.5 oz) candied fruit, orange, citron and cherries, cut in pieces of different sizes
• 30 g (1/4 cup) sliced almonds
• 2 tbsp coarse sugar, pearl or crushed sugar cubes

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Heat the milk with the orange peel, lemon peel and cinnamon stick until it just starts to steam. Cover and steep for 10 min.

2. 2

   Strain the milk and let it cool to lukewarm. Stir in the rum and orange blossom water.

3. 3

   In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt.

4. 4

   Add the eggs and the lukewarm milk. Mix until the dough comes together, about 2 min.

5. 5

   Add the butter a few pieces at a time. Knead until the dough is smooth, elastic and still slightly sticky, about 10 min with a dough hook or 15 min by hand.

6. 6

   Shape the dough into a ball, cover and leave in a warm spot away from drafts until doubled, 1 1/2-2 hours.

7. 7

   Punch down the dough and shape it into a ball. Press a hole through the center and stretch it into a ring about 30 cm (12 in) across, with a hole about 10 cm (4 in) wide.

8. 8

   Lift the ring onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Push the bean into the dough from underneath so it does not show.

9. 9

   Cover and leave until puffy, about 1 hour. Heat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F) toward the end.

10. 10

    Beat the egg with the 1 tbsp milk and brush the ring all over.

11. 11

    Press the candied fruit into the top, then scatter on the almonds and coarse sugar.

12. 12

    Bake until deep golden, 25-30 min. Tent loosely with foil if the top browns too fast.

13. 13

    Cool completely on a rack. Serve in slices, and warn guests about the bean inside.

Imported from annaspasteleria.com. Recipe Grab pulled out what you need to cook it; the video stays where its author put it.