Galette

Preparation time

30 mins to 1 hour

cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

Serves

Makes 1 large tart

The galette des rois is a French institution at Christmas – hide a figurine inside to see who makes next year’s galette!

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From The Great British Bake Off

Ingredients

  • 750g/1lb 10oz ready-made all-butter puff pastry, chilled
  • plain flour, for dusting
  • 1 free-range egg, beaten, to glaze

For the filling

  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 1 large free-range egg, plus 1 yolk, at room temperature
  • 100g/3½oz ground almonds
  • 50g/1¾oz flaked almonds
  • 1 tsp almond extract
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