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The Coca de Sant Joan is an evolution of a sweet flatbread, topped with a variety of ingredients. Influenced by old recipes dating back to the 1920s, the modern version boasts flavours from pine nuts, candied fruit, and even pastry cream. Traditionally associated with the summer festivities, this sweet bread plays a significant role in the celebration of Sant Joan after a night rich with folklore, fire, and friendship.
To create this sweet bread, one would need ingredients such as:
2.5 cups of bread flour
14 grams of dry yeast
100 grams of sugar
55 grams of lard or butter
3 eggs (2 for the dough and 1 for the egg wash)
120 milliliters of whole milk
Zest from half a lemon
60 milliliters of Anisette (anise-flavored liqueur)