This recipe for a homemade Swiss King Cake is not difficult to make at home.
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Ingredients
- •500 grams (4 cups) flour*
- •25 grams (2 tablespoons) sugar
- •5 grams (1 teaspoon) salt
- •30 grams (3 tablespoons) fresh yeast
- •250-280 milliliters (1 - 1 1/5 cups) warm milk
- •80 grams (1/3 cup) melted butter
- •1 egg yolk
- •1 plastic King doll
- •Coarse sugar or almond flakes
- •Paper crown
*I use a special flour for Swiss Zopf, available in Switzerland.
Preparation
In a small bowl, crumble the yeast into some of the warm milk and allow it to sit and bubble for a few minutes. In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour with the sugar and salt. Add the yeast mixture, remaining milk, and melted butter. Knead well to make a soft dough. Cover with a kitchen towel and allow to rest for 2 hours.
Divide the dough into 8 pieces of equal size. Roll 6 of them into balls and hide a nut or plastic king figurine in one. Roll the remaining two pieces together into one large ball. Put the big ball into the middle of a cake dish and arrange the 6 smaller balls around it. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).
Brush with beaten egg-yolk and sprinkle with coarse sugar or almond flakes. Bake in the oven until risen and golden, 20-25 minutes.
