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Name: Elsa's Comtoise galette
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 1 galette
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 250 ml whole milk; 100 g caster sugar; 75 g butter; 150 g flour; 3 eggs; 120 g cream; 20 g beaten egg; 1 tablespoon orange flower water

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Elsa's Comtoise galette

This galette is a classic Comtois dessert that resembles choux pastry (pâte à choux).

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Last modified on: January 20^th 2013

For 1 galette, you will need:

1 250 ml whole milk
2 100 g caster sugar
3 75 g butter
4 150 g flour
5 3 eggs
6 120 g cream
7 20 g beaten egg
8 1 tablespoon orange flower water (optional)
Total weight: 910 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	25 min.	46 min.

Preservation:

A day or two in the fridge, protected by food film

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Elsa's Comtoise galette : Photo of step #1

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C)

Put 250 ml whole milk, 100 g caster sugar and 75 g butter into a pan.

Bring to the boil over medium heat.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Elsa's Comtoise galette : Photo of step #2

Turn the heat down and tip in 150 g flour all at once.

Beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until the dough collects into a ball.

Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool for 5 minutes. You can transfer the dough to a bowl now if you prefer.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Elsa's Comtoise galette : Photo of step #3

Add 3 eggs one at a time, mixing well as you add each one...

Stage 4

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...until evenly mixed.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

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Pour in 120 g cream and mix once more.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Elsa's Comtoise galette : Photo of step #6

Finish by adding 1 tablespoon orange flower water (if you wish) and mix one last time.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Elsa's Comtoise galette : Photo of step #7

Spread the dough out into a buttered tart mould or tin.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Elsa's Comtoise galette : Photo of step #8

Glaze the top.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

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Draw lines with a fork to decorative the top.

Stage 10 - 20 min.

Elsa's Comtoise galette : Photo of step #10

Bake for about 20 minutes, watching for colouration.

Nutritional information

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

How much will it cost?

For 1 galette : 2.54 €

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And to drink?: For a dessert Comtois the best is a wine Comtois: a small glass of "vin de paille" will be the top!

Source

Elsa, of course - she did all of it.

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