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
- 250 g puff pastry
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
- Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of around 3 mm.
- Cut out 12 pastry circles using a large 10-12 cm cookie cutter or a small dessert plate.
- Place the dough discs on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- Using a piping bag, fill the center of each pastry disk with almond cream.
- Add your optional garnishes.
- Brush the edges with water and cover with the remaining pastry discs.
- Press the edges together with your fingers and place the baking sheet in the freezer for around 20 minutes.
- Turn the mini galettes over and brush the top of the galettes with a brush and 1 beaten egg.
- Score the tops with a knife and make several holes in the galettes to let the air escape.
Cooking
- Preheat the oven to 360°F/180°C and bake the mini galettes des rois for around 30-45 minutes, until golden-brown.
- 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