Chocolate galette des rois

The chocolate galette des rois, a quick and easy recipe to enjoy the Epiphany, composed of a easy puff pastry recpe and a homemade delicious chocolate almond cream.

The Galette des rois

The galette des rois, a traditional French dessert made on the occasion of the Epiphany day, composed of a puff pastry and a creamy almond filling, the Frangipane.

For this version of the chocolate galette des rois, I wanted the galette to be simple and very quick, that's why it is made with a quick puff pastry recipe and for the filling a simple but always delicious chocolate almond cream.

The Easy puff pastry recipe

This dessert is made with a homemade easy puff pastry recipe so quick to get this crispy dough, so simple but so delicious and perfect for this recipe of galette des rois.

Materials and ingredients for this recipe

To make the easy puff pastry recipe and the homemade chocolate almond cream, you will need these ingredients:

• Flour
  
• Butter
  
• Almond meal
• Powdered sugar
• Dark chocolate callets
  
• Eggs at room temperature

And for the material part, here is my list of utensils to make a success of this recipe:

• Baking tray
• An electric mixer
• A stand mixer
  
• A good rolling pin
• A baker's blade or a sugarcraft knife
• Baking paper or silicone baking mats
• 10 inch Pastry ring to cut a round cake
• Pastry brush

How to make the Chocolate galette des rois

Make the easy puff pastry recipe

1. Begin by placing all the cold ingredients in the bowl of your stand mixer equipped with the dough hook.
2. Knead the dough at medium speed for 2 minutes, just long enough for the dough to blend well and form a dough. (you can still see the cold pieces of butter in the dough)
3. Then transfer the dough to a floured work surface.
4. And with your hands form a small rectangular dough.
5. Finally, using a rolling pin roll out the dough lengthwise to form a large rectangle about 15 inch long.
6. And proceed to the first simple turn by folding the dough in 3, first fold the top edge towards the middle of the dough, then close the whole thing with the bottom edge.
7. turn the dough a quarter turn to the right, roll the dough down again and make a simple turn.
8. And start again again until you have made a total of 4 turns.
9. Cover with cling film and chill for 1 hour.

Make the chocolate almond cream

1. First place the soft butter in a container with the powdered sugar and beat with an electric mixer.
2. Then add the almond meal and whisk again.
3. Then add the eggs and the melted dark chocolate and mix again until a smooth almond cream is obtained.
4. Finish by covering the dough with cling film and chill until ready to use.

Assembly of the galette des rois

1. Start by cutting the quick puff pastry in 2.
2. And place the first piece on a floured work surface and roll out with a rolling pin to form a large square 3 mm thick.
3. Do the same for the two pieces of puff pastry.
4. Then place the puff pastry spread on baking paper or a silicone baking mat on a baking tray.
5. And fill a pastry bag with chocolate almond cream.
6. Then fill the center of the puff pastry leaving a 2 inch border.
7. Then with a pastry brush, moisten the edges with water.
8. Then cover with the remaining second puff pastry and seal the edges by pressing lightly with your fingers.
9. Finally cut out your cake with the pastry ring.

Score the top of the galette des rois

1. Gently turn the chocolate galette des rois over and apply a layer of egg yolk gilding with a pastry brush.
2. Using a special baker's blade for bread or a sugarcraft knife, score the top of your galette with the pattern of your choice.

Baking the galette

1. Cook the galette des rois in a preheated oven for the time indicated in the recipe sheet.
2. And at the end of the cooking, sprinkle with powdered sugar your galette and put it back in the oven for 5 min at 464°F/240°C to give it a nice golden and shiny finish.

How to store a galette des rois

The Chocolate Kings cake can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 days, to give it back some freshness, you can put it in the oven or in the microwave.

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