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Mini French King Cakes (Mini Galette des Rois)


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  • Author: Fadela
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 galettes

Description

Recipes for making 6 small almond galettes des Rois, to be filled with your choice of treats (approx. 12 cm in diameter per galette).


Ingredients

Almond Cream filling

  • 100 g (1/2 cup) of Unsalted Butter - softened
  • 60 g (1/4 cup) of granulated sugar
  • 2 Eggs - room temperature
  • 100 g (1 cup) of Almond flour
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of around 3 mm.
  2. Cut out 12 pastry circles using a large 10-12 cm cookie cutter or a small dessert plate.
  3. Place the dough discs on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
  4. Using a piping bag, fill the center of each pastry disk with almond cream.
  5. Add your optional garnishes.
  6. Brush the edges with water and cover with the remaining pastry discs.
  7. Press the edges together with your fingers and place the baking sheet in the freezer for around 20 minutes.
  8. Turn the mini galettes over and brush the top of the galettes with a brush and 1 beaten egg.
  9. Score the tops with a knife and make several holes in the galettes to let the air escape.

Cooking 

  1. Preheat the oven to 360°F/180°C and bake the mini galettes des rois for around 30-45 minutes, until golden-brown.
  2. Leave to cool before serving.

Notes

Storage: Approx. 3 days at room temperature, covered with a cloth or in an airtight container, and 3 months in the freezer.

  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Category: tart, pies
  • Cuisine: French

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 512
  • Sugar: 11 g
  • Sodium: 131.1 mg
  • Fat: 34.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 32.2 g
  • Protein: 7.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 97.8 mg