This "Gallette des Roi" can be eaten all year round...

Kim’s Kitchen

Gallette des Rois

This is the famous King Cake original European version and don’t confuse it with the Mardi Gras King Cake from Southern USA especially in New Orleans where is said to bring bad luck if eaten after Mardi Gras…

Makes – 1 Gallette / 6 portions

Ingredients:

1 package of Pastry Puff (2 sheets), cut into 9” circle ea., cover and keep refrigerated

6 Tbsp of Butter, unsalted

1 C Powder Sugar

1 C Almond Flour

½ tsp Kosher Salt

2 ea Eggs, 1 whole and 1 separated mixed with 1 tsp water

1 Tbsp Cognac

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instruction:

For the filling, beat Butter and Sugar until obtaining a creamy and light texture. Add salt to Almond Flour, mix adding the 1 egg and the white that’s been separated. Add cognac and vanilla. Refrigerate covered for at least 1 hour.

Mix the yolk in a small container with the water and safe for later.

On a baking sheet place Pastry Puff circle over parchment paper, spreading the filling over leaving 1” all around the borders, brush border with water and place the 2nd circle on top, pressing the border to seal well. Refrigerate for at least 30 min.

Preheat oven at 425 F.

Brush the top of the gallette with the egg yolk and water mix, avoiding the borders.Cut 6 slits to let vapor out and get creative with designing patterns with a shrap knife maing sure to not cut through the pastry dough. And or you can cut shapes and place on top of the gallette prior to brushing the egg mix.

Turn oven to 400 F and bake 30 40 minutes. Can be served warm or at room temp.