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Galette des Rois Bordelaise

Galette des Rois Bordelaise
  • For : 8 servings
  • Time : 5 hours
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Galette des Rois Bordelaise :

  • 400 g flour (300 + 100)
  • 230 g butter (200 + 30)
  • 3 eggs
  • 75 g sugar
  • 2 tsp fine salt
  • 15 g baker's yeast
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 Tsp orange flower water
  • 2 Tsp Cognac
  • Finishing:
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 80 g diced candied fruits
  • 60 g grain sugar
  • 3 Tsp blond coating

Technical stages for Galette des Rois Bordelaise :

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Prepare all ingredients:

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Dilute the yeast in 2 tablespoons lukewarm water.

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Pour the flour...

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...diluted yeast...

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...sugar...

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...salt, lemon zests, orange flower water and cognac in the bowl of mixer.

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Begin to knead using hook...

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...and add eggs...

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...and softened butter cut in pieces.

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The dough must gather in a ball around the hook.

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Form a ball.

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Sprinkle the surface of dough with flour...

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...and cover with a clean cloth and leave to prove 2 hours in warm room.

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After one hour...

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...Place the ball of dough on a slighly greased pastry sheet in a crown shape.

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Cover and leave to prove 1 hour at room temperature.

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Glaze the surface of the crown using eggwash.

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Using scissors, mark the dough at regular spaces.

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Bake in hot oven at 210°C...

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...and leave to cook for 40 minutes.

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When finished, remove the crown from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.

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Spread a thin coat of blond apricot coating...

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...and decorate with diced candied fruits...

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...and grain sugar.

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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Beater Mixer Alphamix® 5 litresBeater Mixer Alphamix® 5 litres 941.30 Euro
Sugar Grains (10 kg)Sugar Grains (10 kg) 29.00 Euro
Vacuum food saver 1 litreVacuum food saver 1 litre 11.90 Euro
Oven sheet blue steel 40 x 30 cmOven sheet blue steel 40 x 30 cm 11.19 Euro