http://www.francethisway.com/wp/galettes-the-france-gastronomic-tradition/2008/01/ Living in France and daily life for a UK expat in the French blog! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/galettes-the-france-gastronomic-tradition/2008/01/comment-page-1/#comment-20821 Poul Jensen Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:34:27 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/galettes-the-france-gastronomic-tradition/2008/01/#comment-20821 In Brittany the galette is made from buckwheat flour. I use Farine de Ble Noir but the Sarason brand is also good. A few senior folk in our village still know how to make Galettes the traditional way using a pan over a wood fire and lard or duck fat. The hard part is mixing the flour with water using your hands for around 30 minutes and feeling the grain change in texture as you proceed adding more water as required. It is well worth making a large quantity at once as they freeze well in the freezer and can be microwaved hot in under a minute. The locals add eggs, cheese and ham to their galettes or have them in the morning in a bowl of buttermilk. I like them with cabbage leaf, red peppers, spinach and onions of course but I admit I am a bit of a health freak on occasions. You can find a recipe for galettes on my blog kerrouet.blogspot. In Brittany the galette is made from buckwheat flour. I use Farine de Ble Noir but the Sarason brand is also good. A few senior folk in our village still know how to make Galettes the traditional way using a pan over a wood fire and lard or duck fat. The hard part is mixing the flour with water using your hands for around 30 minutes and feeling the grain change in texture as you proceed adding more water as required. It is well worth making a large quantity at once as they freeze well in the freezer and can be microwaved hot in under a minute. The locals add eggs, cheese and ham to their galettes or have them in the morning in a bowl of buttermilk. I like them with cabbage leaf, red peppers, spinach and onions of course but I admit I am a bit of a health freak on occasions. You can find a recipe for galettes on my blog kerrouet.blogspot.

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