The Garfou, galette des rois – a Béarn tradition

Garfou, king’s cake – a Béarn tradition

The galette des rois du Béarn, called Garfou, is a galette made from flour, eggs, yeast, sugar, butter, aniseed, orange blossom water, lemon and salt.

The recipe dates back to the 17th century, when it was considered to be the king’s cake.

Its shape is reminiscent of the beret still made on the Nay plain. Its consistency is somewhere between a brioche and the traditional galette des rois, with a hint of aniseed.

Ingredients

  • 625 g flour
  • 4 Columbus eggs + 1 egg for gilding
  • 10g fresh baker’s yeast
  • 150g sugar
  • 125g butter, melted and cooled
  • 1/2 tsp green aniseed
  • 1/4 glass orange blossom water
  • 1/2 grated lemon zest
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 bean

Preparation

  • Dissolve the yeast in half a glass of slightly warm water and stir. Pour 100 g flour into a bowl and add the diluted yeast. Knead slowly. Cover and leave to rest until the leaven has doubled in volume.
  • Infuse the aniseed in half a glass of water for 5 to 10 minutes. Strain and place the infusion in a saucepan.
  • Add the sugar, melted butter, orange blossom and grated lemon zest. Melt over low heat without boiling.
  • Place the remaining flour in on a work surface and make a hole in the middle. In the hollow, add the salt and break the 4 eggs. Knead with a third of the liquid in the pan. Once the liquid has been absorbed by the dough, repeat with the second third. To the third third, add the yeast and knead again until the dough no longer sticks. Shape the dough into a crown.
  • Place the cake on an oven tray lined with baking parchment. Leave to rise for 3 or 4 hours in a warm place.
  • Preheat oven to 170°C. Just before placing in the oven, insert the bean, brush with egg and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the crown is a beautiful golden color.
  • Remove and cool before serving.

Columbus hint

You can replace the butter with vegetable margarine.

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