Galette des Rois Recipe
A Galette des Rois is a traditional French Three Kings’ Day cake prepared for 6th January, Epiphany.
This is an easy recipe + video clip for a Galette des Rois using bought pastry.
It’s fun, delicious, and the video clip provides instructions + listening practice for anyone learning French.
The instructions in French and English are also printed below the video clip.
French/English Christmas traditions:
A coin is often hidden in the Christmas pudding … In France a tiny figure called a ‘fève‘ or an almond is hidden in the galette des rois – Watch the video and see the fève nestled in the almond mixture.
Ingredients
1 packet de pâte feuilletée
puff pastry
50g de pâte d’amande
marzipan
50g de sucre glace
icing sugar
1 oeuf battu
beaten egg
un peu de farine
a little flour
extrait d’amande
almond extract
extrait de vanille
vanilla extract
une fève ou une amande
figurine or almond
FOUR: 15mns à 210C
Oven
Galette des Rois Recipe Video
