#EPIPHANY CAKE

[alix-tran]

January galette count 👑

[deliciously-vegan]

Galette des Rois

(French Epiphany Cake)

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½ cup cold vegan butter ½ cup cane sugar

2 tbsp cornstarch 2 tbsp soy milk (or other non-dairy milk) 1 tsp pure almond extract 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 tsp rum extract, optional

1 cup almond meal

1 package frozen puff pastry, defrosted

Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. 

Cream together the vegan butter and cane sugar. Whisk in the; cornstarch, soy milk, almond extract, vanilla extract, and rum extract. Stir in the almond meal. Set in fridge while you prepare the pastry.

Divide the puff pastry into two even balls. Roll each ball into an approximately 10-inch circle. Place one circle on top of the lined cookie sheet. Carefully spread the filling on top, leaving an edge of about an inch. Wet the edges of the circle with a bit of water. Place the second circle on top. Press down the edges to form a seal then gently roll them up to form a full seal. Poke several holes on top of galette. Place in freezer for about one hour. 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Remove galette from freezer. Brush entire galette with soy (or other non-dairy) milk. Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes. 

Allow to cool fully before slicing and serving.

[jhesite]

[andallshallbewell]

[stellaluna33]

When I was researching Medieval "honey cakes" for the Hobbit party and read about what that probably meant in Anglo-Saxon England (oats, honey, and maybe some kind of fat), I have realized that the "honey cakes" Beorn gave the dwarves (+Bilbo) for traveling were probably... Pretty much like a modern granola bar. 😆

[useless-catalanfacts]

Casca de reis 🍰 a cake made of marzipan stuffed with candied sweet potato, candied egg yolk or pumpkin. It's made in the shape of a ring, a snake or another animal, and accompanied with dragée almonds, dried fruit, anise sweets, candied pumpkin and other candied fruits.

The casca is from the Valencian Country, where it's eaten on Three Wise Men Day (January 6th, the day we get the Christmas presents brought by the Three Wise Men), traditionally either brought by godparents as a gift for their godchildren or as a gift left by the Three Wise Men. Families can choose either this casca de reis or the other traditional dessert for the holiday, tortell de reis.

This recipe is documented since at least the year 1520, when it appears in the recipe book Llibre del Coc by Mestre Robert. The word "casca" (in diminutive, "casqueta") already appears in a list of sweets that are part of a poem by in Jaume Roig's famous book Espill, published in 1460.

1st photo and information from Tasta'l d'ací project about traditional Valencian cuisine.

2nd photo from Claudia&Julia cooking blog.

[starlos-soulmate]

$13.50/hr to stand around advertising macaroons when I had a job two years prior doing a similar thing for $17/hr. Standing around doing nothing. $13.50/hr.

Oh if I visit her this weekend bc I didn't get another job offer I'm asking to raise the price. I didn't severely damage my leg last year for a buck more because the starting pay is $13.50. Yes I'll get the money for the next two semesters but good. Heavens.

[taoofbill]

[oopey-doopey]

And what if I said Betty is gonna try to hold Simon captive in whatever world or dimension she is in and is refusing to let him go even thought Fionna's world is actively dying. She doesn't want Simon to get hurt to hurt himself and even if he finds a better, not ice king way, she still won't let him cause in her eyes they can finally be together forever like this. Her whole speech or plea for him just for Simon to like look at her straight in the eyes and say some shit like.

"I don't want to live without you but I have to."

And with the look he gives her, she finally gets it even if it breaks her heart to accept that even if they were meant to be they were never meant to be always.

[alix-tran]

Long Live the King👑

Happy Epiphany Day!

[huariqueje]

Dividing the cake on Twelfth Night - Anonymous engraver , 1842.

Engraving

[askwhatsforlunch]

Cranberry Kings' Crown

To celebrate Epiphany today, I baked this beautifully scrumptious Cranberry King's Crown, which is delectably soft and butter-y and literally glistening with jewels! A delicious way to feast, on this Twelfth Day of Christmas, when the Magi brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, and a gift to one's departing loved-ones after the Holidays. And, this may will only be the first of many more Kings’ Crowns and Cakes, a month-long celebration here in France! Happy Epiphany!

Ingredients (makes 1 brioche):

4 cups strong white flour

1/3 cup caster sugar

4 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

4 large eggs

½ cup milk

1 cup unsalted butter, cut into small chunks

3/4 cup Spirited Cranberry-Apricot Sauce

a fève*

1 egg, lightly beaten

½ tablespoon milk

the leftover syrup from Sugared Cranberries (about 3 tablespoons)

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon pearl sugar

a few Sugared Cranberries 

The day before, combine strong white flour, caster sugar, yeast, salt and ground ginger (the yeast and salt shouldn’t touch at this stage) in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the hook attachment. Turn on low speed until well-combined.

Turn on medium speed and add the eggs and milk, and mix 4 minutes until smooth and elastic. The dough will be quite sticky at this stage. Gradually add butter, a few chunks at a time until fully incorporated. When all the butter is incorporated, increase speed to high and mix, 4 to 6 minutes, until dough is soft, shiny and slaps the sides of the bowl.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly to form a ball. Pop the dough ball in a lightly oiled large bowl and cover with cling film. Let rise at room temperature for an hour.

Again, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly. Shape into a ball, and return dough to the lightly oiled bowl. Cover with cling film, and prove once more a couple of hours or until the dough has tripled in size. Place the bowl in the refrigerator overnight. The dough will continue proving, which will give the brioche a light and airy texture.

In the morning, remove the bowl from the refrigerator, and allow the dough to come back to room temperature, for 1 hour.

Line a baking tray with baking paper. Set aside. 

Remove cling film and turn dough out on a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal portions. Roll two of the portions into large rectangles onto a lightly floured surface.

Spread half of the Spirited Cranberry-Apricot Sauce onto the first dough rectangle, leaving at least an inch on the outward edge, and roll it tightly like you would a Swiss roll, seal the seam, and gently roll into a long “sausage”. Set aside. Repeat with the second dough rectangle, generously spreading remaining Spirited Cranberry-Apricot Sauce onto it, before rolling it, too. Hide the fève* in one of the “sausages”!

Place both of them vertically on the work surface, pinching the end of both of them firmly together. Twist, and shape into a crown. Place on prepared baking tray. Leave to prove for 30 minutes to one hour in a warm, draught-free room.

Whisk the egg and milk together.

Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F. Once the brioche has risen, brush thoroughly with egg wash. Bake at 190°C/375°F  for 35 minutes, until a nice golden brown colour.

Meanwhile, combine Sugared Cranberries Syrup with water in a small saucepan. Warm over a low flame until dissolved, well-blended and syrup-y. Set aside.

Remove Cranberry Kings’ Crown from the oven. Immediately and generously brush all over with Sugared Cranberries Syrup. Sprinkle liberally with pearl sugar and top with Sugared Cranberries.

Transfer to serving plate and let cool for a bit before serving and finding out who’ll be crowned Queen or King! It pairs nicely with chilled Cider or Champagne!

*A fève is a tiny porcelain figurine traditionally hidden in Epiphany Galette des Rois or Kings’ Brioche in France. Whoever finds it in their slice is Queen or King for the day. Before it was a figurine, a dried broad or fava bean (”fève”, in French) used to be hidden, hence the name.

[datshitrandom]

Three Kings Cake for Epiphany Day

[thevisualvamp]

Let’s eat

[maypoleman1]

6th January

Epiphany/Old Christmas Day

Source: The Book of Christmas, The Enchanted World, Time-Life Books

Today is the Epiphany, the commemoration of the arrival of the Three Magi in Bethlehem to acknowledge and worship the infant Jesus. It is also the Twelfth and final day of Christmas. These days, the day is marked by not much more than the taking down of festive decorations, if they haven’t been already. Up until about 150 years ago, however, the Epiphany and the end of Christmas was celebrated in earnest, particularly as it meant a return to work the following day and the beginning of the slow progress towards the austerities of Lent. Parties involving fancy dress - participants were known as “guisers” - were common and during the revels, masked men would visit apple trees in the orchards and sprinkle cider at the root to guarantee a fine harvest in the coming summer. Another pagan survival, which still takes place in Haxey, Humberside, is the Haxey Hood, a rumbustious football match involving thirteen red-clad Boggans, officiated over by a Lord and a Fool. The ball - known as the Sway Hood - is awarded to the pub team who can get the ball past the Boggans and, if they manage this, the pub will be blessed with good luck in the New Year. It is thought the game originated as a fertility ritual involving bull sacrifice, whose head comprised a “football” after the feast.

Twelfth Night Cakes were also popular today and were intended to last the whole of the winter season: they have been entirely superseded by Christmas Cakes. Today was also Christmas Day under the old calendar and on Shetland, it is still known as Yule.

[perlelas]

New ! (Epiphany Special)

But who between the children and the cat will be the king ?