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Ingredients :
• 2 pre-made (bought) puff pastries
• 1 egg yolf (will be use to give a nice colour to the pie top)
Ingredients (for the filling):
• 80 g sugar
• 80 g almond powder
• 80 g butter
• 2 teaspoons Cherry brandy (called Kirsh in France), or Rum
• 1 egg
Cooking2000's Note:
• The French traditionally celebrate Epiphany with a round, almond-flavoured pastry (called "Galette des rois") containing a small porcelain figurine (called "fève").
• The pastry is shared out and the person who finds the "fève" is appointed "King" or "Queen".
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Pithiviers or Galette des rois
(almond-flavoured pastry)
Preparation:
• Mix together all the following ingredients for the filling (called Frangipane in French):
almond powder, butter, sugar and egg.
• Add 2 teaspoons of Cherry brandy (called Kirsh in France), or Rum.
• Pre-heat the oven at Thermostat 6 (180°C or 350°F)
• Cut out 2 rounds of puff pastry with a knife. It should be the same size than the pie plate.
• Pour the filling on the pie base.
• Put the pie crust over the other pastry.
• Wet edges of base pastry, and gently press tops into place, trim around edges with a sharp knife.
• Brush the top of the pie with egg-yolk.
• Bake in oven during about 30 minutes.
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