Galette Au Rhum Et Aux Dattes. Date/rum Pie.

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 puff pastry sheets (round, 230 grammes each)
• 150 g pitted dates
• 2 tablespoons rum (very good with dates)
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom water (can you find that? i hope so! or use a good orange juice, but it won't be exactly the same)
• 4 tablespoons water
• 250 ml milk
• 1 whole egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 1 tablespoon superfine sugar, in france we say sucre glace
• 1 egg yolk, for brushing the galette
• 1 whole dates or 1 whole dried broad bean

Recipe

• 1 cut the dates into cubes, soak them into the rum + orange blossom water +water and set aside at least 30 minutes, then mash everything like mash potatoes.
• 2 heat the milk on low heat, but don’t let it boil.
• 3 in a big bowl, beat the egg + the yolk and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in cornstarch, and then add hot milk.
• 5 put the cream back to heat (olala, i don’t know how to say that haha),stirring until thick.
• 6 turn the heat off, and add butter, stir until completely melted. set aside and let cool a little bit.
• 7 add the date mixture and mix until well blended.
• 8 preheat oven at 350°f.
• 9 place the first puff pastry sheet on waxed paper or parchment paper on.
• 10 a cookie sheet (i don’t know if that’s the good word, you know the big thing in the oven, not the rack, olalala !).
• 11 spread the cream on it, leaving 2 centimetres all around, that you will.
• 12 brush a little, with water so the second sheet can be sealed (i hope.
• 13 that makes sense!).
• 14 put a whole date or a little something made in ceramic, and the person who finds it, needs to make another cake and share it with you!
• 15 put the second puff pastry sheet, press all around to seal, and (how am i going to say that?! haha) take the dough that is under, on top, to seal it completely.
• 16 mix one tablespoon of water + 1 egg yolk and brush the top of the galette,.
• 17 then with a knife, carefully and lightly draw things like it did on the picture, or what you want.
• 18 bake for 10 minutes in the middle of the oven, then reduce to 300°f and bake for 10 more minutes.
• 19 take out of the oven, and brush with 1 tablespoon of water + 1 tablespoon.
• 20 of superfine sugar and bake for another 10 minutes.
• 21 this is better the next day, it’s more flavourful, it’s wonderful served warm alone, or with some ice-cream :d.