Mardi Gras Food - King Cake

This a sweet bread this is made during Mardi Gras as best Mardi Gras Food in New Orleans. It has a cream cheese filling and a simple glaze. A tiny plastic toddler baked into the bread and could bring proper success to whoever unearths it.

Ingredients of Mar Gras Food - King Cake

• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 5 egg yolks
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and white sugar in heat milk. allow stand till creamy, approximately 10 mins.

Stir the egg yolks and melted butter into the milk combination. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, nutmeg and lemon zest. Beat the flour mixture into the milk/egg mixture 1 cup at a time. while the dough has pulled collectively, turnit out onto a lightly floured floor and knead till easy and supple, approximately eight mins. lightly oil a huge bowl, regionthe dough in the bowl and flip to coat with oil. cover with a humid cloth and let upward thrust in a warm vicinity untildoubled in extent, approximately 2 hours.

In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese and half cup confectioners' sugar. mix nicely. In some other small bowl, combine the ultimate 2 cups confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and a pair of tablespoons milk. mix nicely and set aside.

turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Roll the dough out right into a 6x30 inch rectangle. spread the cream cheese filling throughout the center of the dough. carry the 2 long edges together and seal absolutely. the use of your palmsshape the dough into a protracted cylinder and area on a greased baking sheet, seam-side down. shape the dough into a hoop press the child into the hoop from the lowest in order that it's miles absolutely hidden by way of the dough. vicinitya properly-greased 2 pound metallic espresso can the middle of the ring to preserve the shape at some stage in baking. cowl the hoop with a towel and place in a warm area to upward thrust until doubled in size, approximately 45 mins. in the meantime, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 levels C).

Bake in preheated oven till golden brown, approximately 30 minutes. eliminate the coffee can and allow the bread to chill. Drizzle cooled cake with lemon/sugar glaze and enhance with sweet sprinkles.

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• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon multicolored candy sprinkles