Galette Bretonne

Traditional galette complete! 

I'm sure everyone has heard of crepes. In many creperie places, they also sell savory ones which are actually called galettes in French. Those galettes are actually from my mum's region, Brittany and they are an absolute must if you go there. 

Galettes are pancakes made of buckwheat flour and good ones are supposed to be very thin and crispy. Unlike crepe that are beige-ish colour, the galettes are more of a brown colour. You can find these savory pancakes with an infinite type of toppings but I personally think that the best ones are the most simple ones. For example one of the most traditional and simple ones is galette complete, with egg, ham and cheese (emmental) which is the one I ALWAYS have.

*drool all over keyboard*

You might think I am narrow minded but I never ever take another one. This one is my absolute favorite of all times. It's not too boring because it has a few toppings which also allows you to taste all the flavors of the galette itself. This galette complete can also have some tomatoes or mushrooms. Anyways, by keeping it to the basics, you will really feel the buckwheat pancake and your wallet will also thank you (the most simple ones are the cheapest ones. The cheapest one that was delicious was only 5 euros! But its usually around 6 euros in Brittany and around 10 euros in Paris... Paris you cray!)

Galette complete with tomatoes!

Another traditional one is with andouille de guéméné, which is a pork sausage typical from Brittany. It smells really strong and it has a pretty strong particular taste. I guess it's one of those things that you either hate or love? I was not a fan when I was little (have not tried it again since) but my parents were always big muncher of andouille. 

Galette a l'andouille, you can see the crispiness of the pancake :D

Ok so I also have a photo of a galette with lots of stuff on it like some kind of ratatouille and a sausage. It also tastes really good so I would also recommend the more elaborate ones like these but I am really all about the complete one. Oh and the flag you see on the sausage is the Breton flag. Breton flag will most definitely pop up here and there if you ever go to Brittany (we have 3 of them hanging in our house :P).

Galette with sausage and ratatouille

Allright so... do you feel like just stuffing your face with these delicious galette after seeing these photos? (I do...) Do you wanna feel the crispiness of the pancake? The cheese melting in your mouth? Pop the egg yolk when you think it's the most appropriate time? Well, you don't necessarily have to go to Brittany to taste them because.... HERE IS THE RECIPE, yeaaaah boooooi! So yes here is the recipe from my mum! :D

Galettes Recipe

Ingredients:

• 250g of buckwheat flour
• 2 eggs
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 l of water
• 100ml of liquid cream 

For the toppings: eggs, slices of ham, emmental cheese etc. Depends on your mood :D

Preparation
To make galette it would be nice to have a very thin pancake pan BUT if you don't have it no panic, you can also use a regular frying pan :)

1. Mix all the ingredients in the order written above until smooth. You can also use an electric mixer to make sure nothing clumps up. 
2. Heat the pan with some butter and make sure the butter covers the entire surface of the pan. 
3. When the pan is hot enough, use a laddle to get enough of the preparation onto the pan. Make sure it is not too thick (it will make the galette heavy) or too thin (you will have holes otherwise) and spread it evenly over the pan. 
4. Let it cook slowly. 
5. When one side is cook, carefully flip the galette. Ok so this part you can use your own method as it is the trickiest part. Once you manage to flip it, let the other side cook until brown. 
6. When its done, serve on a plate. Add emmental cheese, slices of ham, fried egg, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, whatever you want :D

Perfect drink to go with the galette? Cidre of course. 'You mean cider'. No, no, my friend, CIDRE is the Breton cider. Delicious. Those 2 were made to be enjoyed together.. :3 The glass below is the traditional glass in which you drink cidre.

Noob looking fried egg (made by me. Apologies)

Bon appetit! :)

Recipe also available in French!

Galette bretonne:

Ingredients: 

• 250g de farine de sarrasin
• 2 oeufs
• Sel et poivre
• 1/2 L d'eau
• 100ml de creme liquide

Preparation:

1. Melanger le tout dans un bol. Utiliser un mixeur si necessaire pour ne pas avoir de grumeaux. 
2. Faire chauffer la poele et mettre un peu de beurre et recouvrir la totalite de la poele.
3. Quand la poele est assez chaude, utiliser une louche pour mettre la preparation. Faire attention a ne pas en mettre de trop! (Il ne faut pas que la galette soit trop epaisse)
4. Laisser la galette cuire lentement.
5. Quand elle est cuite, la retourner (differentes techniques personnelles peuvent etre utiliser :P).
6. Une fois retournnee, laisser cuire. 
7. A servir avec un oeuf au plat, emmental, jambon, tomates, champignons etc. et a deguster en buvant du cidre! :D