Breton Buckwheat Galette
Brittany's savoury crêpe made only from buckwheat flour, water and salt — lacy and nutty, filled in the pan with ham, Emmental and an egg and folded into a square around the yolk.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 150 g buckwheat flour
- 375 ml cold water
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 60 g butter
- 4 slices cooked ham
- 150 g Emmental, grated
- 4 eggs
- to taste black pepper
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 1513 kcal · P 69.1g · C 128.6g · F 79.8g
Estimated from 7 of 8 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Whisk the flour and salt with half the water into a thick, smooth paste, beating hard for 3–4 minutes, then whisk in the rest of the water. Cover and rest for at least 1 hour, or overnight in the fridge.
- 2Stir the batter well; it should be like single cream. If it has thickened, loosen it with a splash of water.
- 3Heat a large non-stick or crêpe pan, 28–30 cm across, over medium-high heat and grease it with a little of the butter.
- 4Pour in a small ladle of batter and swirl at once to coat the base thinly. Cook for 2 minutes, until the edges lift and the underside is golden and lacy.
- 5Flip the galette, lay a slice of ham in the centre, scatter with a quarter of the cheese and crack an egg on top, keeping the yolk whole.
- 6Fold the four sides in towards the middle to make a square frame around the yolk, cover the pan and cook for 3–4 minutes, until the white is set and the cheese has melted.
- 7Brush the edges with a little more butter, season with pepper and slide onto a warm plate. Repeat with the rest; the batter makes a couple of spare galettes, and the first is usually a tester.
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Questions and answers
How long does Breton Buckwheat Galette take to make?
About 100 minutes: 75 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Breton Buckwheat Galette?
8 ingredients: buckwheat flour, cold water, salt, butter, cooked ham, Emmental, eggs, black pepper.
How many servings does this Breton Buckwheat Galette recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Breton Buckwheat Galette?
About 378 kcal, with 17.3 g protein, 32.1 g carbohydrate and 19.9 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Breton Buckwheat Galette recipe suit?
It is gluten-free.
What cuisine is Breton Buckwheat Galette?
Breton Buckwheat Galette comes from French cuisine.
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