Friday was the Day of Epiphany, a religious celebration of Christ being visited by the Three Kings on the Twelfth Night. The French, appropriately, celebrate with pastry.
The galette des rois is a relatively simple cake of two golden, flaky puff pastry shells filled with frangipane (almond paste). Maybe a little egg and sugar brushed on, maybe some crème fraiche or Grand Marnier mixed in. It depends on the recipe, and the baker.
But I’m quite certain all versions are delicious.
OMG I love those...For anyone who lives in France and has never tried a galette des rois you're really missing out!
ReplyDeleteThank you Amy for this delicious post :)
Here is Maine there were no Galettes but Alain made one last night and it rivaled any top French bakery!!
ReplyDeleteWe have a French bakery here that makes the gallettes with apple inside .. I make do with what I can get :)
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Oh goodness - those cakes look amazingly yummy! I am drooling right now:)
ReplyDeleteAs usual, I'm right there with you. I adore galettes des rois!!! Belated bon annee to you!
ReplyDeleteI had a galette in Miami, and it just wasn't the same.
ReplyDeleteEpicerie Boulud has them until the end of the month, you still have a few days left. They're fantastic:
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