Galette des rois - Epiphanie

[Clair]

With the Epiphanie approaching (6th January), you're likely to find some "packets duo" (packs of 2 pastry sheets) on special offer to make your own galette des rois.

It's really easy to make at home: Video and instructions (in French)

Ingredients:

     * 2 rolls of puff pastry

For the almond cream:

     * 3 eggs

     * 125 g of powdered almonds

     * 125 g sugar

     * 125 g of soft butter

     * 2 drops of bitter almond extract

     * 2 tablespoons of orange flower water or an alcohol of your choice

To decorate:

     * 1 egg yolk

     * 1 tablespoon milk

     * A ceramic bean (or other token)

[Patf]

Last week's Rustica gave 2 pages of instructions how to make your own pate feuilletée and filling. Preparation time 4h, of which 3h 15 de repos!

They illustrate the "ceramic beans" which look like tiny toys which you hide inside. Like the 6pences Grandma used to put in birthday scones.

[Bugsy]

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"ceramic beans"

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The dentists delight................................[:D][:D]

[Jonzjob]

I have been looking forward to this fete. We are lucky enough to be fairly close to the best Patisserie in Carcassonne, La Traditione, and they do the most wonderful Galette du Rois so no need for the cooking of them! Yum, yum, yum!! My favorite cake/galette!!

[plod]

We are definitely making our own next year - they are frighteningly expensive - 10 to 13 euros for a 6 portion. It's not as if there is much to them either.

[LisaJ]

We have a village get-together, where we play scrabble and dominoes, eat galette and teurgoule and drink cider and calva - all at three in the afternoon!

regards

L