Enjoy a Mardi Gras King Cake from:

www.kingkake.com

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:41:52 -0600, Scott > wrote:

>Enjoy a Mardi Gras King Cake from:
>


www.kingk.com


Most of us won't be making a King Cake until the end of Feb.2006.....
but then again...I hope that McKensie's Bakery made it through the
hurricane!


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King Cake W/ Cream Cheese Filling

cajun, cakes, desserts

2 1/4 teaspoon yeast
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup milk
1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
2 eggs
4 cup flour
----FILLING----
1/2 king cake recipe
16 oz cherry, apple or
1 apricot pie filling
8 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoon flour
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 dried bean
1 yellow, green purple sugars

Mix the yeast with the warm water. Stir 1 teaspoon of the sugar and 1
teaspoon of the flour into the yeast and set aside. By the time you
have
measured the other ingredients, the yeast should start bubbling.

Bring the milk to a boil and stir in the butter and the sugar. Pour
into
a large bowl; the mixture should be lukewarm. Beat in the egg yolks,
whole eggs and the yeast.

Beat in approximately 2 cups of flour, until the dough is fairly
smooth,
then gradually add enough additional flour to make a soft dough that
you
can form into a ball. Knead it, until smooth and elastic. Lightly oil
a
bowl, turn the dough once or twice in it to grease it lightly all
over,
cover with a cloth and leave to rise in a warm spot until doubled in
size
about 1 1/2 hours.

Pat dough down and cover with the bowl with a damp towel, plastic film
over that and refrigerate until the next day. This recipe makes
enough
dough for two king cakes. Extra dough may be frozen, or make two king
cakes and freeze one. Thaw frozen cake and reheat 10 minutes at 375F.

Preparation: Remove dough from refrigerator with well-floured hands,
while it's firm and cold, shape into a long sausage shape. Using a
floured roller on a floured surface, roll out the dough into a 30X9
rectangle as thin as pie crust. Let the dough rest.

If necessary, drain extra juice from pie filling. Mix the cream
cheese
with the sugar, flour, egg yolks and vanilla. Spoon an inch wide
strip of
fruit filling the length of the dough, about 3 inches from one edge.
Spoon
the cream cheese mixture alongside the fruit, about 3 inches from the
other edge. Brush both sides of dough with egg wash. Insert the bean.

Fold one edge of dough over the cream cheese and fruit, then fold the
other edge over. Gently place one end of the filled roll onto a
greased
pizza pan or a large cookie sheet. Ease the rest of the roll onto the
pan, joining the ends to form a circle or oval. Cover and let rest
for 30
minutes. Preheat oven to 350F. Brush again with egg wash and cut deep
vents into the cake. Sprinkle with colored sugars in two inch wide
bands.

Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or cake is well risen and golden. Cool
before
icing with confectioner's sugar mixed with enough water to make a
spreadable paste and tinted purple, green and gold.

If using a plastic baby, instead of the bean, insert it into the
bottom of
the cake after it is cooked. Tradition says that the person getting
the
King cake baby, will make the cake for the following Mardi Gras
Season.

Yield: 12 servings


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On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:41:52 -0600, Scott > wrote:

>Enjoy a Mardi Gras King Cake from:

It's November, dumbass.


modom

modom wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:41:52 -0600, Scott > wrote:
>
>> Enjoy a Mardi Gras King Cake from:
>
> It's November, dumbass.
>
>
> modom

LOL! Yeah, the timing isn't exactly right for Mardis Gras. But then again,
why did they (that unknown "they") start putting out Christmas decorations
before Halloween?

Nighty night, now!

Jill

Dude, that looks nasty!
-L.

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:56:12 -0500,
wrote:


>
>They start putting WINTER, and I do mean WINTER, heavy clothes in stores in
>July! That stuff shouldn't show up till Labor day weekend, or Sept. 1 which ever
>is LATER.
>----
My complaint is that national companies set out winter wear, without
any regards as to where individual store are. Putting goose down
jackets out in July for in the deep south, seems counter productive.
Especially since I need new swim trunks. ( It's in the high seventies
today.)

Pan Ohco

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:59:01 GMT, Ward Abbott >
wrote:
>
>Most of us won't be making a King Cake until the end of Feb.2006.....
>but then again...I hope that McKensie's Bakery made it through the
>hurricane!

McKenzie's Bakery closed its doors a few years ago.

Tara

Pan Ohco wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:56:12 -0500,
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> They start putting WINTER, and I do mean WINTER, heavy clothes in
>> stores in July! That stuff shouldn't show up till Labor day weekend,
>> or Sept. 1 which ever is LATER.
>> ----
> My complaint is that national companies set out winter wear, without
> any regards as to where individual store are. Putting goose down
> jackets out in July for in the deep south, seems counter productive.
> Especially since I need new swim trunks. ( It's in the high seventies
> today.)
>
> Pan Ohco

Don't know how deep south you are, Pan, but the temps up here in the Memphis
area just dropped 30 degrees in two hours. Major thunderstorm city! I
might have to turn on the heat tonight.

Jill

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:20:11 -0600, jmcquown wrote:


>
>Don't know how deep south you are, Pan, but the temps up here in the Memphis
>area just dropped 30 degrees in two hours. Major thunderstorm city! I
>might have to turn on the heat tonight.
>
>Jill
>
I'm just south of Mobile on the other side of the bay, in the town of
Fairhope Al. Today will be a high of about 65F.

Tara wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:59:01 GMT, Ward Abbott >
> wrote:
>
>>Most of us won't be making a King Cake until the end of Feb.2006.....
>>but then again...I hope that McKensie's Bakery made it through the
>>hurricane!
>
>
> McKenzie's Bakery closed its doors a few years ago.
>
> Tara

I never cared for McKenzie's king cakes. I usually order mine from
Francis' bakery. They used to be in Metairie, but I think they moved to
Kenner. Wonder if I'll get to order from them again on Twelfth Night.
*sigh*

--Charlene


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wrote:

> Christmas decorations, supplies, and merchandise should not hit the shelves till
> the DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. I am even begrudgingly willing to let it slide to
> the week of Thanksgiving (and thats US Thanksgiving, not the canadian one in
> Oct.)

I'd give an exception for crafts supplies stores. You need extra time
if you're making your decorations and stuff.

--Charlene


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