Galette des Rois

It's january , the " galette de rois" season . It is also called kings cake a classic french cake made specially for the "Épiphany" to make people feel like kings even for a day . Now let's put all the historical background aside and start making one ...

Ingredients

( for a 6 persons galette)

• 2 x 300 gr of puff pastry ( you can buy it or if you prefer making your own here is a simple and quick recipe for you here.
• 1 egg
• 50 gr almond flour
• 50 gr hazelnuts flour
• 15 gr flour
• 50 sugar
• 50 gr soft butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 1 egg yolk + coffee sirop ( or a simple sugar sirop ) for the egg wash .
• And of course a fève ( traditionally a smal ceramic statut that is hidden in the cake and the person who finds it will be crowned and if you don't have one you can use a small square of chocolate like i did .

Preparation ...

1. First , mix the butter and sugar until it becomes creamy then add in the vanilla extract.
2. Now wisk in the egg .
3. Then add in the dry ingredients and mix it until having a paste like consistency .
4. Prepare your puff pastry and cut it into 2 x 15 cm diameter circles.
5. Place the filling in the center and leave at least 2 cm around the edges , brush it with some egg wash to stick the two piece of doughs together .
6. Put the fève and close the galette with the second dough and press it gently on the edges .
7. Finally , brush the egg wash on top and decorate it with a sharp knife .

And voilà ...