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Breton galettes (pancakes)

Of uniquely Breton origin, this is a buckwheat pancake on which you cook an egg with ham and cheese before folding it over. Easy and quick to make, it's an ideal answer to the question "what are we going to eat this evening?".

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Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

For 1 galette, you will need:

1 1 buckwheat pancake
2 1 slice ham
3 1 egg
4 a little grated cheese
5 1 knob butter
6 salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 160 grams

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Preparation	Start to finish
16 min.	16 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Breton galettes (pancakes) : Photo of step #1

Heat the frying pan on medium heat, put the knob of butter in to melt, then put the galette down over it.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Breton galettes (pancakes) : Photo of step #2

Break the egg onto it, then with a spatula push the egg yolk to the center...

Stage 3 - 4 min.

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... and distribute the egg white over the surface of the galette until it is cooked.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

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Scatter the ham in small pieces.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Breton galettes (pancakes) : Photo of step #5

Add the grated cheese.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

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Then fold over a third of the galette.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Breton galettes (pancakes) : Photo of step #7

And then the last third onto the first. Leave to cook for another minute or two.

Stage 8

Breton galettes (pancakes) : Photo of step #8

And serve immediately.

Remarks

This is a basic recipe, the fillings can be infinitely varied at will.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 1 galette : 1.20 €

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Source

Home made

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Buckwheat pancake: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallop and leek pancakes, Sausage buckwheat pancakes, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Breton leek and mushroom tart, Breton Pie, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish in white wine, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Craquelin (sweet cracker dough), ... All
	Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: French toast "cordon bleu", Mozzarella pasta bake, Ham "friand" pie, Involtinis, Ham à la Russe, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Spinach fritters, Muffin dough, Gâteau Nantais, ... All

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Your 2 comments or questions on this recipe

Think about including the galette recipe....
Posted by Anonymous march 11^th 2011 at 15:53 (n° 1)
Yes, it's in my "todo" list.
Posted by jh march 12^th 2011 at 16:31 (n° 2)

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