King truffles, a tri-colored candy, are a Carnival custom, the historical past of which is documented in Matt Haines' "The Huge E-book of King Cake" (Susan Schadt Press).
This recipe is courtesy of the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI).
Do not miss Kris Van Cleave's particular report on the historical past of this delectable Mardi Gras dish on "CBS Sunday Morning" February 27!
NOCHI's King Cake
Components:
Cinnamon Filling:
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. honey
1/2 egg (reserve the opposite half for the dough)
¼ tsp. vanilla extract
Dough:
2 ½ cups bread flour
¾ tsp. yeast, immediate or speedy rise
3 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/3 cup butter
1 ½ eggs
½ tsp. honey
2/3 cup milk
Icing and Cake Adorning:
2 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup entire milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Sugar and meals coloring as desired
Small plastic child (a key ingredient!)
Directions:
Begin by making the cinnamon submitting.
1. Soften the butter.
2. Pour the melted butter right into a bowl and blend with the brown sugar till effectively mixed.
3. Add the flour, cinnamon, and honey. Combine effectively.
4. Add the eggs and vanilla extract. Combine effectively.
5. Cowl and place within the fridge till prepared to make use of.
Subsequent, it is time to make your king cake dough.
1. Place all dough substances in a big bowl. Be sure butter is comfortable.
2. Combine substances on low pace utilizing a stand mixer for 4 minutes till effectively mixed. If you do not have a mixer, that is additionally positive; you will simply want extra elbow grease.
3. Subsequent, combine substances on medium pace for roughly 6 minutes. To examine if the dough is prepared, tear off a small piece. It is best to be capable of stretch it skinny sufficient to see gentle coming via with out the dough tearing.
4. Cowl the bowl with plastic wrap or a clear dishtowel and put aside for half-hour to start proofing the dough.
5. Switch the dough to a floured floor and roll right into a rectangle with 1 inch thickness.
6. Transfer the dough to a tray or baking sheet and canopy it with plastic wrap. Place it within the fridge in a single day to proceed proofing.
7. If you find yourself able to bake, take away the dough from the fridge and let it sit for half-hour.
8. Roll the dough right into a rectangle (roughly 20 x 8 inches).
9. Unfold the cinnamon filling on the rectangle and fold in half lengthwise. Your folded dough needs to be roughly 20 x 4 inches.
10. Lower the dough into 3 even strips lengthwise.
11. Stretch the strips to 24 inches every. Braid the three items, then form right into a circle or oval.
12. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the unbaked cake on it.
13. Cowl and put aside in a heat place for roughly 1.5 hours, or till it is practically double its measurement (for house bakers, a superb trick is to position the unbaked cake on the center rack of an oven that is off. Place a pan of sizzling water on the oven flooring).
14. Bake at 325°F till golden brown or till the cake is at an inner temperature of 190°F. This will likely be roughly 12 to fifteen minutes in a convection oven or roughly 20 minutes in a daily oven.
Lastly, everybody's favourite half – adorning!
1. Mix powdered sugar, entire milk, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Combine till easy and set facet.
2. To make coloured sugars, put sugar into three bowls — one for purple, one other for inexperienced, and a 3rd for gold. Begin with a number of drops of coloring, mixing till included. Add extra, a number of drops at a time, till your sugar is the specified shade.
3. As soon as the cake has cooled, elevate the cake and insert the child into the underside for the long run queen or king to search out.
4. Drizzle the icing over the cake.
5. Sprinkle sugar on high, alternating among the many three colours.
6. Eat and repeat.
For more information:
- "The Huge E-book of King Cake" by Matt Haines, images by Randy Krause Schmidt (Susan Schadt Press), in Hardcover, obtainable through Amazon and Indiebound
- New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute (NOCHI)