Galette des Rois (Kings' Cake)

Name: Galette des Rois (Kings' Cake)
Cuisine: Europe, French
Ingredients: 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams), almond flour; ½ cup (3½ ounces/99 grams), sugar; 2 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and softened; 2 , large eggs; 1 teaspoon, rum; 2 sheets, puff pastry, thawed; 1 dried, bean, whole almond, or trinket (optional); 1 , large egg, lightly beaten with pinch table salt; 1½ tablespoons, sugar; 1 tablespoon, water; ½ teaspoon, corn syrup

Desserts or Baked Goods
Europe
French
Eggs & Dairy
Eggs
Cakes
Tarts

By Erica Turner ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2023

Don't be intimidated by its glamorous looks. Galette des rois—flaky puff pastry encasing rich almond cream—is surprisingly easy to prepare.

SERVES 8

TIME 1½ hours, plus 1 hour chilling and cooling

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