Black sesame king cake - organic matcha

For this 2020 Epiphany, Olivia offers us a new galette with Asian flavours. Last year's galette featured matcha and Amarena cherry flavours, but this year, matcha is combined with black sesame. It's delicious, very original, and retains all the fundamentals and deliciousness of a traditional galette des rois.

The deep black visual effect is achieved by mixing gold leaf with a little black dye (vegetable charcoal powder can also be used).

This recipe features a crispy inverted puff pastry and a melt-in-the-mouth frangipane cream with matcha and black sesame.

The recipe is for a 22 cm black sesame and matcha galette des rois.

The recipe for black sesame and matcha galette des rois

Inverted puff pastry

La détrempe:

• 300g organic flour
• 150g of water
• 5g organic fine salt

Le beurre manié:

• 300g cold organic butter
• 100g organic flour

La frangipane

Pastry cream

• 125ml organic whole milk
• 10g organic cornstarch
• 30g organic sugar
• 1 organic egg yolk

Frangipane cream

• 90g of soft organic butter
• 85g organic powdered sugar
• 100g of organic almond powder
• 1 organic egg (50g)
• 5 g cornstarch
• The total amount of the pastry cream
• +
• 15g of organic culinary matcha
• 70g black sesame cream

Black sesame and matcha galette des rois recipe

Inverted puff pastry

The step-by-step recipe, illustrated with photos, videos, and diagrams, can be found right here on Olivia's blog.

Pastry cream

Cover the cream with plastic wrap and refrigerate it until it is cool.

La frangipane

Using a mixer, combine the softened butter (very soft) with the powdered sugar, add the almond powder, egg, cornstarch, and culinary matcha, then fold in the pastry cream.

Take 140g of the frangipane cream and mix in the 70g of black sesame cream.

Assembling the black sesame and matcha galette des rois and baking

Roll out the puff pastry to a thickness of 3 mm. Using a 22 cm circle, cut out 2 rounds and place them on parchment paper.

On the first sheet of puff pastry, start by piping the matcha frangipane, leaving 1.5 cm free around the edges. Then pipe a thin layer of black sesame frangipane on top.

Brush a little water around the edge of the pastry, without letting it drip, and place the second circle of puff pastry on top. Press lightly to make it stick (the two circles must be well stuck together, taking care not to crush the pastry). Carefully turn the galette over with the help of baking sheets to hide the seams. You can crimp the edges of the galette; I didn't do this, but it looks nice too.

Mix two egg yolks with a little black food colouring (vegetable charcoal can also be used). Brush the glaze onto the galette, without using too much, and above all, without letting it run over the edges (otherwise the puff pastry will not rise).

Place the black sesame and matcha galette in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and apply a second coat of egg wash. Score the galette according to your taste and preference (I do this with a small knife; don't cut too deeply into the dough, but enough so that the pattern is clearly visible). Make a small hole in the centre with a toothpick.

Place in an oven preheated to 210°C (410°F) on the convection setting and immediately lower the temperature to 175°C (350°F). Bake the galette des rois for 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes.

While baking, prepare the syrup that will be used to glaze the galette: In a small saucepan, bring 30g of sugar and 30g of water to a boil. Set aside in a small bowl. When removed from the oven, brush a little syrup over the entire surface. You should hear it sizzle, and be careful not to use too much.

Let the black sesame and matcha galette des rois cool on a wire rack and enjoy warm or at room temperature, depending on your preference (you can reheat it in the oven for a few minutes at 140°C).

It can be stored for 3-4 days at room temperature in aluminum foil.

Good luck!

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