King Cake With Candied Kumquats And Chocolate

• 7 9/16 tablespoons kumquats
• 1/2 cup sugar
• custard halved quantities
• 11/16 cup almond powder
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 4 15/16 tablespoons butter soft, cut into pieces
• 2 eggs
• 5/8 cup chocolate chips
• 2 puff pastry sheets
• 1 egg yolk

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Wash and dry the kumquats. Cut them into thin slices and put them in a pan with 70 grams of sugar and cover with water. Put on high heat, when it starts boiling, reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes. Let cool in pan.
3. Prepare the custard as shown here and reserve in the refrigerator.
4. In a bowl, mix with a spoon the almond powder, the remaining sugar, the flour, and the butter. Then add the eggs one by one. Add the chocolate chips and two tablespoons candied kumquats (if there is some left, serve as a jam).
5. Place a puff pastry on a baking plate covered with parchment paper. Pour the kumquat filling over the pastry making sure to leave a border of about 3 cm. Slightly moisten the edge of the pastry with a little water. Cover with the second puff pastry and press the edges of the two layers together.
6. Brush the pastry with the egg yolk diluted in a little bit of water, then slit the pastry slightly without piercing it. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/King-Cake-with-Candied-Kumquats-and-Chocolate-898542 (may not work)