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Galette Bretonne (French Buckwheat Savoury Crepe)

Name: Galette Bretonne (French Buckwheat Savoury Crepe)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: buckwheat flour 200 g; whole milk 400 ml; eggs 3 pieces; sliced ham 200 g; grated cheese 120 g; butter 40 g; fine salt 10 g

Buckwheat galette filled with ham, egg and cheese.

40 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Galette bretonne uses buckwheat because it grew in Brittany rather than because of any modernist intention, and the dough has to rest so the bran can hydrate. The filling is folded rather than combined, so it stays a flat crepe. Cooked through, it becomes a meal instead of a snack.

Ingredients

buckwheat flour200 g
whole milk400 ml
eggs3 pieces
sliced ham200 g
grated cheese120 g
butter40 g
fine salt10 g

Directions

1
Whisk buckwheat flour, milk, eggs and salt into a batter and rest 15 minutes.
the batter is smooth and thin
2
Cook a thin galette in 10g butter 4 minutes per side until set and crisp.
3
Top with ham, egg and cheese, fold the edges and cook 5 minutes until the cheese melts.
the cheese has melted and the base is crisp

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