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Galette des Rois
- Serves
6–8
- Difficulty
Easy
By Roger Pizey
Published 2013
In France, people celebrate Epiphany, or Twelfth Night, in early January by tucking into these tasty pastries. Translated as ‘Kings’ Cake’, Galette des Rois is similar to a Pithivier and is baked to celebrate the day the three kings (wise men) arrived to visit baby Jesus. In France these are traditionally baked with a porcelain bean hidden inside and whoever gets the slice with the bean is ‘king for the day’. French pâtisseries always sell this galette wit
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