The holidays are here again, and what more can these season be more festive than wonderful traditional desserts. Rosca de Reyes is one of those traditional dessert that honors the Mexican heritage in the Yuletide Season. Also known as the Ring of the King or the king's cake, this bread is typically served on Three Kings Day or the 6th day of January.In the Nativity Story, there where the Three Wise Men who came from the east bearing gift of gold, of incense and of myrrh for the baby Jesus.
Because of this, the traditional gift giving does not only happen in Christmas but well into the New Year. If the western have their Santa, in Mexico they have The Three Kings. Rather than stocking, children leave their shoes out on the eve of Three Kings Day with hopes that it will be filled with goodies when morning comes. Its another time for good holiday cheer in most part of Mexico, more particularly in San Miguel de Allende.
Here the shops open till dawn, there is a parade where kids dress up like the Three Kings and bakeries sell specially made Rosca de Reyes.
This sweet bread is shaped like...
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