Almond pie (Kings pie)
For centuries that cake has been found in some parts of Europe all throughout January to celebrate the Epiphany period, a tribute paid to the Three Wise Men. It can vary from the simplest form depicted below to more complex ones, with exotic flavours, apparent nuts (pistachio), and chocolate flavoured frangipane.
3 h puff pastry, 2 h frangipane, 1 h preparation and bakingIngredients
- 2 sheets of puff pastry
- frangipane (as much as you like)
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 food brush
Preparation
Roll down and cut puff pastry into two discs, one (cover) slightly bigger than the other (bottom). Grease a bake, put the bottom in it, fill it with frangipane in a the shape of a smaller disc, seal the top on it with a mix of egg yolk and a bit of water.Carve patterns on the top, and paint it with egg yolk/water.
Bake it for 40 minutes at 180 C (356 F), it’s baked when a knife blade comes out stainless.
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