Galette (Buckwheat crepe)

Galette Complete

Now that I have learnt to make Crepes, it has to be Galette next.  Galette is a savoury buckwheat crepes, popular in Britanny.

Ingredients :
90 gm buckwheat flour, sifted
30 gm all purpose flour, sifted
1/2 tsp salt
200 ml milk
3 eggs
30 gm butter, melted

Mix together the flour and salt, then with a whisk add the milk till smooth. Add the eggs and then the melted butter.  Let it stand for 2 hours, to let the flour absorb the moisture.

Galette batter

Butter the crepe pan, then cook the batter in the pan, with the help of a special wooden spatula for galette spread the batter evenly around. Cook on both sides. Makes about 4 galettes with 26 cms (11 inches) crepe pan.

Galette with the special wooden spatula

I am doing Galette Complete which is ham, egg and grated emmental cheese.  Add a slice of ham on the galette, then add an egg (hubby likes his egg yolk broken and spread around, some people like the egg yolk intact), top with about a tablespoon of grated emmental cheese.

Galette with topping cooking away

You can add whatever topping you like, sliced tomatoes, sliced mushrooms, sausages......