Galette des rois recipe

A delicious treat for Three Kings' Day: a galette des rois filled with frangipane, a cream made with almonds. Click for the recipe #enrilemoine #byenrilemoine #galettedesroisrecipe #kingscakerecipe

Let's make easy Galette des Rois! The Galette des Rois is the most popular pastry in France for the celebration of Epiphany on January 6th. Bakeries often start stocking their shelves with the delicious 'King's Cake' in late December in anticipation of the celebrations. It's beloved by many people, not the least because the pastry hides a little treasure and the finder will become the king or queen of the night (yes, most French bakeries will include a golden paper crown)!

This is one of my favorite culinary French tradition: the Galette des Rois or French King Cake! Not only is it a very jovial tradition, a good reason to get together with family or friends, but the traditional Galette des Rois is also a terribly good cake!

Learn how to make galette des rois the delicious French epiphany king's cake, made with flaky pastry and almond paste.

Galette des Rois, also known as King Cake, is a traditional flaky puff pastry treat filled with almond cream and covered in elaborate designs. Celebrated during Epiphany, this recipe is made completely from scratch and is the BEST type of pastry to enjoy.

Traditionnal french galette des rois recipe, for Epiphany day, this king cake is made with homemade puff pastry and almond frangipane cream

Galette des Rois with Frangipane #galettedesrois #kingscake #epiphany #hellokitty

Galette des Rois, a French cake with a tradition, is only found in January to celebrate Epiphany. With its flaky golden crust and luscious almond filling, it is no wonder that this French King Cake has always been a favourite! The Galette des Rois symbolizes the celebration of Epiphany and the search for the hidden figurine crowns one lucky person "king" for a day. Join us on a delicious journey as we explore all there is to know about the French Galette des Rois tradition.

Every child in France waits impatiently for Epiphany (January 6th) for the delicious spectacle of the Galette des Rois. Supposedly, it's a traditional dessert created to honour the three kings who travelled thousands of miles to visit the baby Jesus in Bethlehem… but actually it is a load of old baloney! It was really created in more modern times by an enterprising French pâtissier who saw the chance to make a quick profit! Nevertheless, it is a marvellous party dessert as two little…

The galette des rois, celebrating Epiphany, the day the Three Kings (les rois) visited the infant Jesus, is baked throughout January in France. Composed of two circles of puff pastry sandwiching a frangipani filling, each comes with a crown and always has a trinket, called a fève, or bean, baked into it. It’s an invitation to gather, as much party game as pastry – if your slice has the fève, you get the crown and the right to be king or queen for the day. Happily, the galette can be made to…

To mark the occasion, Le Cordon Bleu Master Chefs have created this Three Kings' Cake which follows the traditional version served in Northern France. A bean, or “fève” is hidden in the cake and the person whose portion contains the bean is crowned king or queen for the festivities. The cake differs from one region to the next, with different countries taking slightly different approaches, but Parisians know it as a flat, round puff pastry cake filled with a thin layer of almond cream.

An elegant dessert made of sweet almond pastry cream sandwiched between layers of flaky puff pastry.

Three Kings Cakes have a long tradition in Europe and other countries. One of the most popular cakes is probably the "Galette des Rois" from France. So delicious!

Galette des Rois - Taste of Savoie

The French have been serving up this recipe every year on January 6th, the 12th day of Christmas to celebrate the Epiphany, the three kings feast. It is two layers of flakey puff pastry filled with almond cream.

It’s January 6th, Epiphany! which means, King Cake or galette des rois! In France, it’s celebrated all month long with two specific cakes – the brioche with lots of colored sprinkles or a puff pastry almond cream contraption. See below for a recipe for galette des rois with puff pasty! Inside each galette des rois

A traditional French pastry created in honour of the epiphany, the Galette des Rois or the King's Cake is a puff pastry round cake filled with almond cream. Inside each galette is a tiny figurine or a dried bean. Whomever gets the slice with this in it is crowned king (or queen) for a day and must also procure next year's galette des Rois.

The very French traditional Galette Des Rois, the original king cake, is a classic French pastry. The golden-baked buttery layers of puff pastry rounds are filled with a simple, sweet, and creamy frangipane. It's easy to make with beautiful results fit for a king!

Will you find the almond? My Galette des Rois recipe, also known as King Cake, has a flakey, buttery puff pastry filled with rich, sweet homemade frangipane.