Galette des Rois

Name: Galette des Rois
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 59 milliliters almond paste; 1 egg, beaten; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 dry kidney bean; 489 grams package frozen puff pastry, thawed; 1 pinch salt; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 milliliters white sugar

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Galette des Rois a try. This recipe serves 16. One serving contains 223 calories, 3g of protein, and 15g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes. If you have vanillan extract, kidney bean, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Place the almond paste into a food processor or blender with about half of the sugar, and process until well blended.

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Almond Paste

Sugar

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Food Processor

Blender

Add the butter and remaining sugar using and process until smooth, then blend in 1 egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour and salt. Set aside.

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Vanilla Extract

Almond Extract

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Egg

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Butter a baking sheet or line with parchment paper, and set aside.

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Butter

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Roll out one sheet of the puff pastry into an 11-inch square. Keep the pastry cool, do not knead or stretch. Use a large pie plate, cake pan or frying pan to trace an 11 inch circle onto the dough using the tip of a small knife.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Dough

Roll

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Frying Pan

Cake Form

Knife

Place the circle of pastry onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the second sheet of pastry. Refrigerate both sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Mound the almond filling onto the center of the pastry that is on the baking sheet. Leave about 1 1/2 inch margin at the edges. Press the bean or feve down into the filling.

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Almonds

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Baking Sheet

Place the second sheet of pastry on top, and press down the edges to seal. Beat the remaining egg with a fork, and lightly brush onto the top of the galette. Use a knife to make a crisscross pattern in the egg wash, and then prick several small slits in the top to vent steam while baking.

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Egg

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Knife

Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Do not open the oven until the time is up, as the pastry will not fully puff.

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Oven

Remove from the oven, and dust with confectioners' sugar. Return to the oven, and cook for an additional 12 to 15 minutes, or until the top is a deep golden brown.

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Powdered Sugar