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French king cake with frangipane and apples
a French girl cuisine
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Prep Time
15
minutes
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Cook Time
30
minutes
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Total Time
45
minutes
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Course
Dessert
Cuisine
French
Servings
6
Ingredients
2
large rectangle of puff pastry
homemade that's even better
200
gr.
of almond powder
160
gr.
of soft butter
160
gr.
of sugar
2
eggs
1
tablespoon
of grand marnier
optional
1
fève
4
apples
1
egg yolk
1
crown
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200°C.
Cover a baking tray with baking paper.
Put one puff pastry. Riddle with holes using a fork.
Mix together almond powder, sugar, butter, grand marnier and 2 eggs. Spread on top of puff pastry. Insert the fève.
Peel, wash and finely slice apples.
Put on top of the frangipane.
Cover with the other puff pastry. Seal pressing the edges. Draw lines using a knife to decorate making sure that you aren't cutting the pastry.
Mix 1 egg yolk with 2 tablespoons of water and glaze the pastry using a cooking brush.
Bake for approximately 25 to 30 minutes.