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Elsa's Comtoise galette

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

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

110 K 4.1/5 (29 reviews)

50 min.

Easy

2 €

1 galette

8 Ingredients

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: 865 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 25 min.

Cooking: 25 min.

All in all: 50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

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.

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.

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

Stage 4

...until evenly mixed.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour in 120 g cream and mix once more.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

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

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.

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

Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.

Glaze the top.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.

Draw lines with a fork to decorative the top.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 20 min.

Bake for about 20 minutes, watching for colouration.

And to drink?

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

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

Source: Elsa, of course - she did all of it.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	230 RDI=20 %	130 RDI=20 %	2,280 RDI=110 %	9,550 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=2 %	10 RDI=2 %	260 RDI=10 %	1,100 RDI: 10 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten, egg

How much will it cost?

For 1 galette : 2.00 €

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