Excerpt from our Friend Anne 's blog, afoodiefroggy in Paris...
Each year, for the Epiphany festivities and no matter your religion, there is the same national debate : basically France is divided between the southerners who are "brioche des rois" lovers and the northerners who could not have anything but Galette des rois filled with almond cream. And don't even get me started with : almond, pistachio, or raspberry filling ? Round or square-shaped ? And how many porcelain beans inside ? Anyway, you know me, I only aspire to peace in the world, so...I chose both : actually, while typing this brioche recipe, I was baking a galette for my friends from my local Book Club. (yes, a scoop: I also feed my brain !).
And remember, epiphany cakes are like the new year wishes, you have until the end of the month to take care of it ! Yeah, actually I would say that you have all year, but you know that I am not a reasonable person ...
Each year, for the Epiphany festivities and no matter your religion, there is the same national debate : basically France is divided between the southerners who are "brioche des rois" lovers and the northerners who could not have anything but Galette des rois filled with almond cream. And don't even get me started with : almond, pistachio, or raspberry filling ? Round or square-shaped ? And how many porcelain beans inside ? Anyway, you know me, I only aspire to peace in the world, so...I chose both : actually, while typing this brioche recipe, I was baking a galette for my friends from my local Book Club. (yes, a scoop: I also feed my brain !).And remember, epiphany cakes are like the new year wishes, you have until the end of the month to take care of it ! Yeah, actually I would say that you have all year, but you know that I am not a reasonable person ...
