We're having our first sand storm of the season today. Woke up this morning and I thought it just a normal fog, but I was wrong, I could see the trees really swaying left and right quite hard. It was confirmed by Karim, he just came in after cleaning up the car.
I'm making some Mini Galette de Roi for tea, actually Louisa been nagging me to do it for her.
Info of the Galette des Rois : “La galette des Rois” is a cake celebrating the Epiphany and traditionally sold and consumed a few days before and after this date. In modern France, the cakes can be found in most bakeries during the month of January. The cake consists of flaky puff pastry layers with a dense center of frangipane.
Tradition holds that the cake is “to draw the kings” to the Epiphany. A figurine, which can represent anything from a car to a cartoon character, is hidden in the cake and the person who finds the trinket “la fève” (literally the broad bean) in their slice becomes king for the day and will have to offer the next cake. Broad beans were initially used, but they were replaced in 1870 by figurines out of porcelain or - more recently - plastic. Nevertheless, these trinkets are still called “fèves.” As there is a wide variety of figurines, they are popular collectibles and can often be bought separately. Individual bakeries may offer a specialized line of fèves depicting diverse themes from great works of art to classic movie stars and popular cartoon characters. The cakes are usually sold in special bags, some of which can be used to heat the cake in a microwave without ruining the crispness of the cake. A paper crown is included with the cake to crown the "king" who finds the fève in their piece of cake. To ensure a random distribution of the cake shares, it is traditional for the youngest person to place themselves under the table and name the recipient of the share which is indicated by the person in charge of the service.
The person who gets the trinket is declared the King or Queen of the day.
Since I know my kids very well, I've inserted the trinket in each galettes - so that they won't be disputing who will be the Roi (King) - gosh just imagine if this is a real crown. In the photo, Louisa and Rayan had their handmade crown , made by Louisa while waiting for the galette to be ready.
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