Bolo Rei & Bolo Rainha - Best Portuguese Christmas Cakes

Celebrate Christmas Portuguese Style with Authentic Bolo Rei - Portuguese King's Cake

What you'll learn
My award-winning recipe for authentic Bolo Rei, Portuguese Christmas King's Cake
Recipe adaptations to make Bolo Rainha, Queen's Cake
How to make candied fruits from scratch
Tricks and secrets to bake Bolo Rei like professionals in Portugal
General tips for easy baking at home with incredible results
History and curiosities about Portuguese traditional pastries
Requirements
This course is open to ALL levels - no previous baking experience required
Description
Bolo Rei (Portuguese King's Cake) is Portugal's most famous Christmas sweet. This fluffy cake with brioche type of dough is enriched with raisins, nuts and candied fruits. This is Portugal's version of French Gâteau des Rois, similar to Roscón de Reyes from Spain and Rosca de Reyes from Latin America. Bolo Rei also shares similarities with New Orleans King Cake, associated with celebrations of Mardi Gras/Carnival in Louisiana. It's also somehow similar to Italian Panettone, in the way that it is a cake typically eaten around Christmas time, featuring soft dough with dried and candied fruits.Following this course, you will be able to make genuine Bolo Rei at home, as well as the variation without candied fruits: Bolo Rainha. The recipe shared here is my family business award-winning recipe, which won BEST BOLO REI IN LISBON. We will do everything in an easy to follow way, yet achieve professional results, just like if you bought Bolo Rei at a Portuguese bakery. Don't worry about finding specific ingredients such as candied fruits, as we will also look into how to make these colorful fruits at home in a simple and accessible way for home-cooks of all levels. This course will help you celebrate Christmas Portuguese style! Wether you are Portuguese, of Portuguese descent and you live abroad, or a foodie with curiosity to expand taste and home recipes beyond borders, we look forward to sharing these authentic Portuguese recipes with you.Obrigado!

Overview

Section 1: Welcome!

Lecture 1 Overview of the course’s content

Section 2: Introduction to Portuguese Bolo Rei & Bolo Rainha

Lecture 2 Traditional Bolo Rei and Contemporary Bolo Rainha

Section 3: Making the Dough

Lecture 3 Making the dough for Bolo Rei BY HAND

Lecture 4 Making the dough for Bolo Rainha with ELECTRIC MIXER

Section 4: Shaping the Dough

Lecture 5 How to shape your cakes like a Crowns

Section 5: Fermentation

Lecture 6 How to best make your cake grow at home

Section 6: Decoration & Finishing Touches

Lecture 7 Decorating Bolo Rei e Bolo Rainha

Lecture 8 Make your own Candied Fruits at Home

Section 7: Baking

Lecture 9 Tips for Baking Bolo Rei and Bolo Rainha

Section 8: Sugar Syrup

Lecture 10 Sugar Syrup and Final Touches

Section 9: Enjoy your Bolo Rei and Bolo Rainha

Lecture 11 Bolo Rei Tasting & Pairings

Lecture 12 BONUS Lecture: More Portuguese Christmas Desserts!

Home bakers and baking enthusiasts,Professional bakers,Lovers of Portuguese food,Folks looking to re-connect with their Portuguese roots