Recipe: Galette des Rois

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5 from 8 votes

Galette des rois, a puff pastry pie filled with jam and frangipane, is a delicious French cake for Epiphany. Using ready-made pastry makes it easy to impress with this traditional dessert.

Servings: -10 servings

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Ingredients

320 g packet ready rolled puff pastry
80 g ground almonds
80 g caster sugar
80 g butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
jam
almond flakes
1 egg and a tablespoon of milk for an egg wash

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F/Gas Mark 6.
Unroll the pastry. Use a plate as a guide to cut two circles of pastry – not too big. I used a side plate.
Cream the butter and sugar together, add the almonds, one egg and almond extract. Mix to a smooth paste.
Lay out one of your pastry circles on a sheet of greaseproof paper on a baking sheet. Spread the jam in a circle in the centre. Allow enough space around the edge to seal on the top layer.
Cover the jam with the frangipane, and sprinkle on the flaked almonds – they add a crunch.
If you have one, hide your trinket at this point. Cover with the second layer of pastry, using a little water to seal the edges.
Make sure the top layer is well crimped on, to stop any leakage. Using a knife, score a pattern on the top. Brush the top with the remaining egg, beaten with the milk. Place in the oven, and bake for about 30 minutes, until golden brown.

Notes

If you have any pastry and filling left over, you can make mini galettes in a bun tin.
You can omit the jam but we think it balances the flavours – apricot is probably the most common, but here we have used cherry. We also like quince, and it works well in a galette à la normande (see below).
You can also add fruit (or even chocolate). For galette des rois à la normande, cut some slices of pear, sprinkle with lemon juice, and arrange them on top of the fragipane.
Try adding a little kirsch, rum or brandy to the fragipane mix.
Prosciutto puff pastry twists or easy pesto and feta pastries are perfect for using up the scraps of pastry.

Nutritional Information

This recipe is 21 WeightWatchers Smart Points

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.