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Weekend <strong>Times</strong> Cooking <strong>Times</strong> 14 Variation on a Bolo rei re (Christmas King Cake) BOLO rei (King Cake) is a must on any traditional Portuguese Christmas table. this kind of sweet bread with a hole in the centre, decorated with candied fruit and nuts, is commonly enjoyed on Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and Kings Day (January 6th). it is thought to have arrived in Portugal near the end of 17th century, originating from the France of Luis XiV, where it was calleds a “Gâteau des rois”. it quickly became popular in Lisbon and then throughout the country. traditionally this cake features a ‘fava’ (dried Lima bean) hidden in its dough to symbolise luck. some people consider whoever ends with the slice with the fava bean as the king of the celebration. Others commit the finder to bake or to buy the next Bolo rei, so be aware of “fava evaders”! my Princess doesn’t like the usual candied fruits nor raisins in this royal cake composition, so i switched for cranberries, blueberries and several kinds of nuts to suit her taste. as a matter of fact, Christmas is all about caring and sharing, right? W
cipe YOU WILL NEED: 900 g / 1 lb and 15 ¾ oz of all purpose flour or bread flour; 50 g / 1 ¾ oz of active dry yeast; 100 ml / 3 ½ fl oz of warm milk; 350 g / 12 ¼ oz of sugar; 5 eggs; Scrapings of 1 orange; Scrapings of 1 lemon; Pinch of salt; 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon; 150 ml / 5 ¼ fl oz of black beer; 100 g / 3 ½ oz of butter, melted; 100 ml / 3 ½ fl oz of Port Wine; 75 g / 2 ½ oz of pine seeds; 75 g / 2 ½ oz of walnuts; 75 g / 2 ½ oz of almonds; 75 g / 2 ½ oz of Brazil nuts; 100 g / 3 ½ oz of dried cranberries; 75 g / 2 ½ oz of dried blueberries; Egg wash; Dried figs for decoration; Dried dates for decoration; 4 tablespoons of apricot jam; Icing sugar to dust the cake; Butter to grease; Flour to dust; METHOD: 18 December 2010 Questions and comments to newsroom@macaudailytimes.com to publish at http://www.sundayflavors.blogspot.com by Carlos Balona Gomes Photo by Fabrizio Croce Spread all the nuts on a baking sheet and take it to the oven for a very light toast; Chop coarsely all the nuts, saving some for the decoration; Soak the chopped nuts, cranberries and blueberries in Port Wine and reserve until you need to incorporate it in the dough; Dissolve active yeast with 100 ml / 3 ½ fl oz of warm milk and let it stand for 10 minutes; In a large bowl incorporate the dissolved yeast with 250 g / 8 ¾ oz of flour and mix very well. Add water or dust with flour to handle the mix until soft, rolling the dough into a ball; Place the bowl in a warm place and let it rise for 1 hour; Add into the dough ball the remaining flour (650 g / 1 lb and 7 oz), sugar, orange and lemon scrapings, a pinch of salt, cinnamon, and black beer and mix everything very well; Add eggs, one at a time and beat well in between; Incorporate melted butter and mix well; You may add some extra flour if the dough is too sticky and knead it, pushing the sides in, until the dough is soft and elastic; Add nuts, berries and the Port Wine mix and incorporate everything very well; Dust the dough with flour and keep it in a warm place to rise again for around 90 minutes, until it doubles in size; Grease a baking sheet with butter and dust it with flour, tapping out any excess; Place the dough on the prepared baking sheet, dust with flour and form a large ring with a hole in the centre; Wrap the dried fava bean in a piece of baking paper and insert it into the dough ring, concealing it as best as possible (optional step); Leave the ring to rise in a warm place for a further 30 minutes; Preheat your oven to 180º C / 350º F; Mix egg yolk with a little water to make egg wash and brush top and sides of the ring; Decorate with reserved nuts, dried figs and dates or extra cranberries (you can chose a different decoration); Bake it in the oven for 45 minutes, until golden brown; When baked, remove the cake from the oven and brush top and sides with apricot jam; To finish, dust some parts of the ring with icing sugar, using a tight sieve, and allow your Bolo Rei to cool for a while. A Merry, Merry Christmas to all of you! 15
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