Galette berrichone


Galette berrichone
The galette berrichonne, originally from the Berry region of France, is a very simple galette made from boiled potatoes, flour, eggs and cheese.

There are probably as many recipes as there are Berry families, but here's one that's simple and easy to make.
13 K
Grade this recipe:
Keywords:
Last modified on: August 3rd 2025
For this recipe: Comment Send to a friend Ask me a question Follow Printable Diaporama Video
For 1 galette, you will need:

Change these quantities to make:
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 2 hours 30 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 2 hours 55 min.
When should you start or finish this recipe?
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Galette berrichone : Stage 1
Cut 500 g cooked potatoes into pieces.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.
Galette berrichone : Stage 2
Put them through a food mill...

Stage 3
Galette berrichone : Stage 3
...to obtain a kind of purée.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Galette berrichone : Stage 4
Add 3 egg yolks, 90 g butter mou, 100 g cottage (or curd) cheese, 12 g fine (or table) salt...

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.
Galette berrichone : Stage 5
... and mix well.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Galette berrichone : Stage 6
Add 250 g flour and mix again.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 hours
Galette berrichone : Stage 7
Then shape the dough into a large ball, wrap it in cling-film and chill in the fridge for about 2 hours.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.
Galette berrichone : Stage 8
Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

Butter a 24 cm (or 9.5-inch) tart tin, then roll out the ball into a thick patty to the diameter of the tin, and place inside.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 2 min.
Galette berrichone : Stage 9
Glaze the top with a Brush.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 min.
Galette berrichone : Stage 10
Draw a pattern of your choice with the tip of a knife on the top (faculative).

Stage 11 - ⌛ 25 min.
Galette berrichone : Stage 11
Bake at 200°C (390°F) for approx. 25-30 minutes, checking for color at the end.

Stage 12
Galette berrichone : Stage 12
Serve hot, warm or cold to taste, with a green salad and vinaigrette for example.
Remarks
The ball of dough can be made the day before and left to rest in the fridge overnight.

You can replace the fromage blanc with a fresh cheese of your choice, such as goat's cheese.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film if possible.
Source: Home made, after @Tom Cooks.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe60 RDI=20 %280 RDI=30 %110 RDI=20 %2,330 RDI=120 %9,750 RDI: 120 %
Per 100 g5 RDI=2 %30 RDI=3 %10 RDI=2 %230 RDI=10 %950 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, milk, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 galette : 2.15 €

Change currency:

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Other recipes you may also like
Fruit coulis (fruit purée)
Fruit coulis (fruit purée)
Contrary to what people usually think, coulis is not just a simple fruit purée with sugar. Of course, this is the general principle, but it's possible to make something much better and more refined. This recipe is for a strawberry coulis (see below for other fruits): how to make it, but also how freeze it.
October 20th 2012797 K 43 25 min.
Choux pastry (pâte à choux)
Choux pastry (pâte à choux)
Choux pastry is used for making profiteroles, eclairs and other small pastries.
February 13th 2022557 K4.5 1 hour 4 min.
Celeriac Rémoulade
Celeriac Rémoulade
A classic recipe of traditional French bistro cooking (winter salad).
December 21th 2020419 K5 20 min.
Hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce
This sauce is quite similar to Béarnaise sauce, but with a light lemon flavour. It can be used hot, warm or cold on several things: vegetables, fish, eggs... Not easy to get right, like all "emulsified warm sauces" (Béarnaise, Hollandaise, etc.), but you will find all the tips you need here.
July 25th 2019257 K 14.7 25 min.
Papadums
Papadums
Papadums (pronounced "poppadoms") or papad are very thin, crisp Indian crackers. They are often served as an aperitif snack in Indian restaurants. The tricky part of making them at home is rolling them out thinly enough.
June 26th 2014119 K4.5 25 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com

Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2026-02-01)

*Your e-mail Your first name or nickname
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Posted by:
I am not a leaving thing

Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.

Back to top of page