The first Sunday of January, French people celebrate Epiphany day. I have already written an article about this topic https://learningfrenchiseasy.blogspot.com/2016/01/epiphany-in-france.html
They eat a galette and inside it the cooker put a small object which it could bake in the oven without affecting the galette. The person who has the objet (that it's called la fève) in his or her part of galette, he is the King or she is the Queen and someone else puts a paper or cartridge crown on the top of the head.
We can eat the galette all January long.
Yesterday I made one. For the recipe, I am inspired from the web site Marmiton.org: https://www.marmiton.org/recettes/recette_galette-des-rois-a-la-creme-frangipane_25062.aspx
I have changed a little bit this recipe to get this galette tastier.
The galette is galette à la frangipane. This is how to make it:
for 8 parts
2 Puff pastries (if you buy the dough already spread, take also 2)
186 g almond powder
133g caster sugar
3 eggs
100 g butter
1 eggs yolk
one bean non-cooked (facultative)
1 or 2 tsp almond extract (according to your tastes)
Put a first disc of the puff pastry in a pie pan. Pick it with a fork.
In a bowl, mix the powder, the sugar, the eggs and the melt butter (so that to incorporate very well with the mixture). Add the almond extract.
When the mixture is done, pour it on the first disc of the puff pastry and hide the bean inside. Brush the brim of the puff pastries with water.
Put the second disc of puff pastry over of the mixture.
Make some draws and spread egg yolk on it.
Place the galette into the oven during from 20 to 30 min at 200° C (th. 6-7).
Check regulary the cooking.
Enjoy!
I made it rectangular but normally, a galette is round.
The galette is galette à la frangipane. This is how to make it:
for 8 parts
2 Puff pastries (if you buy the dough already spread, take also 2)
186 g almond powder
133g caster sugar
3 eggs
100 g butter
1 eggs yolk
one bean non-cooked (facultative)
1 or 2 tsp almond extract (according to your tastes)
Put a first disc of the puff pastry in a pie pan. Pick it with a fork.
In a bowl, mix the powder, the sugar, the eggs and the melt butter (so that to incorporate very well with the mixture). Add the almond extract.
When the mixture is done, pour it on the first disc of the puff pastry and hide the bean inside. Brush the brim of the puff pastries with water.
Put the second disc of puff pastry over of the mixture.
Make some draws and spread egg yolk on it.
Place the galette into the oven during from 20 to 30 min at 200° C (th. 6-7).
Check regulary the cooking.
Enjoy!
I made it rectangular but normally, a galette is round.
