Galette des rois vegan

COG's vegan king cake.

"Our shoes are vegan, and so is our frangipane galette!"

With the holiday season over, we're motivated to put our little indulgences behind us and start fresh. It usually begins with cutting back on sweets to lose those extra pounds gained during the holiday season.

But now it's already time for Epiphany, and no luck, at COG, Even though we're keen on watching our figures, we also have a sweet tooth! So if your first New Year's resolution for 2022 is to diet, to protect yourself, we suggest you go back and visit our cuties' page right away! women's sneakers Or men's sneakers, All eco-friendly and made with love.

Let it be known, today we're sharing our tried and tested recipe for...  Vegan frangipane galette des rois, and what a galette it is! Vegan (without any animal-derived ingredients) and incredibly delicious, our recipe will be a hit with your friends.

Get your taste buds ready, fire up your stoves, and let's go!



List of ingredients for the vegan galette des rois:

  • 2 rolls of organic vegetable puff pastry
  • 60g of whole brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons of neutral oil
  • 1 tsp bitter almond flavoring
  • 300g of almond flour
  • 25 cl of plant-based cream
  • 50g of cornflour or gluten-free flour
  • 2 pinches of vanilla powder
  • 2 tablespoons of apricot jam
  • 1/3 cup of water (for the adventurous)
  • 1 bean (the ultimate ingredient)

Steps for preparing the vegan frangipane galette des rois:

1. Start by mixing the oil and sugar in a bowl, then add the cornflour, vanilla and almond flour.

2. Next, stir in the plant-based cream and almond flavoring. If you'd like an exotic touch to your frangipane, add a third of a capful of rum. Mix everything together and then set your preparation aside.

3. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

4. Gently spread the first vegetable paste onto the baking tray.

5. Spread the resulting frangipane in the center, trying to be as even as possible and leaving a 2-3 cm border all around the edge of the galette, then place the bean there.

6. Place the second roll of vegetable dough on top and, using your fingers, seal the two layers of dough together.

7. Bake for about twenty minutes until the edges and top of the galette are nicely browned.

8. Dilute 2 tablespoons of apricot jam with a little water. Place everything in a saucepan over low heat until you obtain a smooth syrup mixture.

Once the galette is cooked, immediately cover it with the glaze using a brush.

9. Refrigerate for a few hours. Your vegan frangipane galette des rois is ready!

What is the origin of the galette des rois ?

We've reached the last, and undoubtedly the most enjoyable, step in our vegan frangipane galette recipe: the tasting !

For the occasion, we bring out the fine silverware received as Christmas gifts or our prettiest wooden cutlery. We place a few appropriate winter decorations here and there on the table, along with the carefully prepared recycled cardboard crowns for the queen and king.

Our most beautiful pair of vegan shoes (made @ COG (of course) is put on, our most ceremonial outfit is on, everything is ready to receive the guests.

Let's loosen our belts, let the party begin, let the banquet begin, with this final anecdote to entertain your guests:

"Today, I found the bean while biting into the galette! Tomorrow, I'm going to pick up my crown from the dentist.”

Before representing a character from a Disney cartoon 3 times out of 4, and long before the iconic santon, the bean was originally a gold coin for the wealthiest families, and more often a white bean for more modest people.

While today we cross our fingers hoping to find the bean, even if it means breaking a tooth, in the Middle Ages on the contrary, nobody wanted to win the bean! Indeed, at the time, the tradition was that according to a practice called “the king drinks”, the person who found the bean in their slice of galette had to treat the table by buying a drink for everyone at the table.

The bill could be steep, and clever people were tempted to discreetly swallow the bean. As a result, to avoid cheating, the white bean was gradually replaced by a porcelain figurine, admittedly a little less digestible, but collectible!

End of the little story :)

Enjoy your food !

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