Kings bread

Rosca de Reyes come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and flavors. Traditionally, they are not filled, but I really like the flavors of buttery cinnamon rolls and wanted the same comforting flavors. Traditionally, the bread is garnished with “jewels” to represent a crown. Usually a small clay or porcelain doll is baked inside, but I added a plastic baby doll after it was baked and sneaked him into one of the slits.

Nearly every culture throughout the Christian world enjoys a version of Kings Bread. A rich, brioche-style dough laden with butter, milk and eggs forms the basis for this “viennoiserie” — a bread leavened with yeast but enriched to make it almost a pastry ... read more

Learn about the history of the holiday and how Three Kings Day is celebrated around the world.

Making the classic Three Kings Day Bread or Roscón de Reyes preserves the longstanding tradition that celebrates the Spaniard legacy and the Epiphany. In Mexico, the tradition of the Three Kings Day or Epiphany started in the sixteenth century by the Catholic missionaries. The recipe for making this classic sweet bread has all-purpose flour, eggs, butter, candied fruits, and includes several Baby Jesus figurines. We replaced the plastic figurines with almonds.

Rosca de Reyes Recipe, This is another food that I started making at home some years ago because I couldn’t find it here. Nowadays there is a bakery that sells it but the flavors and aromas you get by baking it at home cannot be compared.

Rosca de Reyes, or Three Kings Bread, is a special yeast bread served on Epiphany in Mexico and Spain. This easy recipe shows you exactly how to make and decorate this traditional Rosca de Reyes for your Epiphany party.

Make your Mardi Gras king cake using your bread machine to mix and knead the dough. Fill the dough with a buttery cinnamon-pecan filling, bake, and decorate with a glaze and colored sugar.

During Día de Los Reyes, Mexicans serve Rosca de Reyes, or King’s Cake. “Rosca” means wreath and “reyes” means kings. The Rosca de Reyes has an oval shape to symbolize a crown and has a small doll inside which represents baby Jesus. The doll figure symbolizes the hiding of the infant Jesus from King Herod’s troops. Traditionally roscas are adorned with dried and candied fruits like figs, quinces, or cherries to symbolize the many jewels that a crown would have.

Read to learn about the history of King’s Cake, more about Fat Tuesday and a recipe for the very tastiest King’s Cake!

Peruvian King's Ring comes to you with so much history.