Name: Pithiviers (Almond Galette)
Yield: Makes 10 Dessert Servings
Ingredients: Puff Pastry or Quick Puff Pastry; 1 egg, beaten with 1 large pinch of salt; 1 cup Frangipane

Preparation info

Makes
10
Dessert Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

About

Sometimes called galette du roi, this round puff pastry cake is sometimes fitted with a gilded paper crown meant to be worn by whoever bites into the “feve,” a bean meant to bring good luck, embedded in the galette. This cake is also a good vehicle for showing off your puff pastry since the rise can be dramatic.

Ingredients

Puff Pastry or Quick Puff Pastry
1 cup Frangipane
1

Method

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Cut the pastry dough in half. On a floured work surface, roll out each half into a square slightly larger than 10 inches and slightly thicker than