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French Galette des Rois

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This is one of my favorite culinary French tradition: the Galette des Rois or French Kings Cake! Not only is it a very jovial tradition, a good reason to get together with family or friends, but the traditional Galette des Rois is also a terribly good cake!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Course Cake
Cuisine French
Servings 8
Calories 475 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 fève
  • 1 paper crown

Ingredients
 
 

For the Galette des Rois

  • 2 puff pastries round
  • 1 egg yolk

For the crème pâtissière

  • 1 egg
  • 25 g sugar
  • 1/2 vanilla bean or vanilla extract
  • 12 g cornstarch
  • 125 ml milk

For the almond cream

  • 75 g butter soft
  • 50 g sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 75 g almond flour
  • 10 g cornstarch optional
  • 2 cl rum optional

Instructions
 

PREPARE THE CRÈME PÂTISSIÈRE

  • Whisk an egg with vanilla and sugar, add the cornstarch, whisk again. Warm up the milk in a small pot and pour it into the egg mixture. Whisk well and pour back to the pot. Cook on medium heat stirring continuously until the cream has thicken. Let cool while you prepare the rest.

PREPARE THE FRANGIPANE

  • Mix the soft butter and sugar with a spatula in a small bowl. Add the egg, almond flour, cornstarch (optional) and rum (optional). To make the filling for the galette, also called frangipane, mix the crème pâtissière with the almond cream.

ASSEMBLE

  • Place a first round sheet of puff pastry on a baking tray covered with baking paper. Spread the frangipane on the puff pastry, leaving 2 cm (0,5 – 1 inch) of free edge. Hive the fève onto the frangipane, preferably closer to one of the edge of the galette than towards the center. Place the second puff pastry on top. Press the edges of both puff pastries together to seal them.

DECORATE

  • Mix the egg yolk with a few drops of cold water. Brush the egg yolk over the galette. Use the tip of a sharp knife, without pushing too hard to create a decorative pattern on the top of the pastry.

BAKE

  • Bake the Galette un the oven for 35 minutes at 180 °C (350 °F)until the top of the galette becomes golden brown. Place the Galette on a cooling rack before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 475kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 8gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 208mgPotassium: 75mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 353IUCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg
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