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Recipe for Comtoise Cake

Yields4 ServingsPrep Time15 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time45 mins

A recipe for a typical choux pastry cake. This variant of the king cake originates from a region in France and is a true delight.

Ingredients
 4 Egg
 140 Flour
 40 Sugar
 25 Milk
 70 Butter
Directions
1

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2

Preparing the dough In a saucepan, bring the milk to a boil with the sugar and butter. Off the heat, add the flour all at once and stir vigorously until a ball of dough forms and separates from the sides of the saucepan.

3

Then incorporate the eggs one by one along with the white of the fourth egg. Feel free to use an electric mixer to achieve a homogeneous mixture. Finish by pouring in the orange flower water.

4

Pour the batter into a previously greased mold and score the surface with the tip of a knife.

5

Bake for 5 minutes, then brush the top of the pastry with the remaining egg yolk. Bake again for 20 to 25 minutes and let cool.

Nutrition Facts

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Serving size

4

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