French King Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (17 1/3 ounce) package puff pastry sheets, thawed
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup powderd almonds
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 frangipane - cream the butter and sugar together.
• 2 mix in the almond flour.
• 3 add the eggs one at a time, to gradually incorporate them.
• 4 fold the flour into the mixture.
• 5 assemble - place 1 sheet of pastry into a 9" tart pan.
• 6 spread the frangipane mixture over the top.
• 7 place the remaining pastry on top.
• 8 trim the edges and seal. make a couple of vents in the top.
• 9 bake at 350f for 30 minutes until the pastry is golden.
• 10 allow to cool.