Galette des Rois - fait à la maison

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHUfhTvLrPl9ryyWYxXm8dx9RV7LDcJ1d5ob1dcSahx7zTt6UH94sWTqH4I2-JQ31TPPEzd4BUwnhveHY9Wq4PGH0fM6jc1uLXk4AwDj0o-WYwpmpURffXcUPfJ3gI24IrZCKyie2Bl0/s1600/2013+Oxford-Sharon_182DSC_2055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHUfhTvLrPl9ryyWYxXm8dx9RV7LDcJ1d5ob1dcSahx7zTt6UH94sWTqH4I2-JQ31TPPEzd4BUwnhveHY9Wq4PGH0fM6jc1uLXk4AwDj0o-WYwpmpURffXcUPfJ3gI24IrZCKyie2Bl0/s640/2013+Oxford-Sharon_182DSC_2055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In previous posts, I have talked of galette des rois with <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/01/galette-des-rois.html" target="_blank">photos of the beautiful cakes</a> found in the Paris pâtisseries and I promised to give you an authentic French recipe.  <a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2003/09/about_chocolate_zucchini.php" target="_blank">Clotilde Dusoulier</a> is a talented Parisian with a passion for food, an author who started as a blogger (<a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/" target="_blank">Chocolate & Zucchini</a>).  She is now a full-time food writer with recipes that are authentic and easy to follow, all with detailed instructions.  Here is the link to her <a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2010/01/homemade_galette_des_rois.php" target="_blank">Homemade Galette des Rois</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now, what you see above is not the <i>feuilletage inversé</i> (inverted puff pastry) but an 'acceptable' purchased puff pastry.  If you live in Paris you can buy a slab of puff pastry from <a href="http://gdetou.com/" target="_blank">G Detou</a> made with the perfect French butter.  Many recipes call for a <i>frangipane </i>filling, but I prefer the <i>crème d'amande</i> which we made using Clotilde's recipe and a scale (carefully weighing the ingredients).  It is divine, and the fève was not forgotten.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you do not have the luxury of a French bakery just around the corner, you can satisfy your taste buds with a galettes des rois from your own kitchen.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(You do not even want to know what is called a "King's Cake" in my area of the USA)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon appetit</span></i></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Galette des Rois - fait à la maison

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Mardi Gras!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIegXZEm6EcKARlrf6yAfuFu0lJgZ6KPCDF7Lnmx1rNlf5lJGgk1cYyqtXnb4KUF03PjQYiEWnGJ8dZxm9F-28Kcywj_CQC28DAcudoyq9lpI80uY658ttUda80jYy8QXIFVGcggCutLk/s1600/2012+jan+15++2nd_0385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIegXZEm6EcKARlrf6yAfuFu0lJgZ6KPCDF7Lnmx1rNlf5lJGgk1cYyqtXnb4KUF03PjQYiEWnGJ8dZxm9F-28Kcywj_CQC28DAcudoyq9lpI80uY658ttUda80jYy8QXIFVGcggCutLk/s640/2012+jan+15++2nd_0385.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Carnivale.... </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is last day to eat galette des rois, the last day of festivities before Ash Wednesday and Lent. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For us, far beyond Paris, we will be enjoying the last days of merriment, parades, and parties with hats. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24lUwUnCj0MtSnhgAFRR_BO2CAgxOIT-RXSabkB4MUYIYjgwyO462XT5YlsUIdjIecQAXNWdiJET44OH1O_pSHF_ga1nelzYetQpgxGHBE0rF73KgJ_CdoQFZhfXnuy01tlDEl1njKU8/s1600/Mardi+Gras+1_0198DSC_3185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24lUwUnCj0MtSnhgAFRR_BO2CAgxOIT-RXSabkB4MUYIYjgwyO462XT5YlsUIdjIecQAXNWdiJET44OH1O_pSHF_ga1nelzYetQpgxGHBE0rF73KgJ_CdoQFZhfXnuy01tlDEl1njKU8/s320/Mardi+Gras+1_0198DSC_3185.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Mardi Gras!

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Paris Market I -- Place Maubert

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZ-IaK2dgfR0MB3a2s2QOiNaZtF4SHjCUBroE7JMFZDsRfDpTJOkRFApmon-q1Jom9wMu_Sp27junBogAquZ4h-MYYYBhPoxFhmyBugUX2WpO5tkFlNPGqDGYLGsVrMmeKCa230ObjVk/s1600/DSC_0754.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500620974003408418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZ-IaK2dgfR0MB3a2s2QOiNaZtF4SHjCUBroE7JMFZDsRfDpTJOkRFApmon-q1Jom9wMu_Sp27junBogAquZ4h-MYYYBhPoxFhmyBugUX2WpO5tkFlNPGqDGYLGsVrMmeKCa230ObjVk/s640/DSC_0754.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br />In the 5ième arr. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays beginning at 7am the street market at Place Maubert is open for business. If you come in late the night before a market day, you can see the bones of the tents ready for the morning opening. One comes to expect the regular merchants, one of which is seen above selling foie gras. There are stands for flowers, rugs, pashminas, fromage, fleur de sel, textiles from Provence, meats, seafood, carry out food (prête à porter?) pour manger sur le pouce. The vendor below is a regular and I have enjoyed his delicious galettes many times.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><em>Place Maubert<br />Métro Maubert-Mutualité<br />le mardi et le jeudi, à 0700 de 1430<br />le samedi, à 0700 de 1500<br /></em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9q6Rc1XlSlk64jxxAWMgqrOk3Cp9bguOOsmp4sO-2zAilxuVEHl1PHSg4KAF4PKbm8AtJ90JZHOWe09JVRCNngbLAv4K7craWeW4-U37_O_ZyzFbRuEzJT3Y-aXL4udfVjxElaok3M8/s1600/DSC_0760lessbig.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500620022138637474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9q6Rc1XlSlk64jxxAWMgqrOk3Cp9bguOOsmp4sO-2zAilxuVEHl1PHSg4KAF4PKbm8AtJ90JZHOWe09JVRCNngbLAv4K7craWeW4-U37_O_ZyzFbRuEzJT3Y-aXL4udfVjxElaok3M8/s640/DSC_0760lessbig.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> </div>

Paris Market I -- Place Maubert

In the 5ième arr. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays beginning at 7am the street market at Place Maubert is open for business. If you come...

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