The easy recipe for the galette des rois to make with the children

An easy and unmissable recipe to make with children
Economical and much better because you made it!

Recipe for the homemade galette des rois

This recipe is taken from the excellent book “The Cookbook” by Andrée Zana Murat, a real bible to have absolutely in your kitchen).

INGREDIENTS (for 6 to 8 people):

2 pre-rolled puff pastries “pure butter”
1 egg yolk (for egg wash)

Frangipane:

150 g softened butter + 20 g (for the mould)
3 eggs
150 g ground almonds
150 g icing sugar
3 tablespoons white rum (optional)

THE RECIPE

Preheat the oven to 200° (gas mark 6-7)
Soften the butter for 30 seconds in the microwave on the defrost position (or in a double boiler if you don’t have a microwave)
Grease a large pie pan. Roll out the 1st puff pastry and prick it with a fork.
Prepare the Frangipane : take out all the ingredients in advance so that they are at temperature. In a bowl, mix the butter, icing sugar and almond powder. Add the eggs one by one and flavour with the rum. Pour this mixture over the pastry base. Cover with a second disc of dough. Press the edges of the 2 doughs to seal them.
Dissolve 2 tablespoons of water in the egg yolk and brush the surface of the patty with this mixture. Draw cross streaks on the surface with the help of a fork
Don’t forget to slip in a bean (small subject of your choice), a dried bean or a small bean
Bake for 40 minutes. Enjoy!

TRICKS:

Choosing puff pastry : it’s not always easy to choose a good puff pastry. The one from Picard is one of the best among all those tested.

Organic and good : favor organic ingredients as much as possible. The galette will cost you a little more but not as much as the one bought at your bakery.

A light galette : if you want to lighten the frangipane, replace half of the butter with applesauce or apple puree. This is a piece of advice from the blogger Delphine on her blog Miss’Pat (organic and gourmet cuisine)