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Breton galettes (pancakes)

Name: Breton galettes (pancakes)
Prep time: 16 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 1 galette
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 buckwheat pancake; 1 slice ham; 1 egg; a little grated cheese; 1 knob butter; salt; pepper

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?".

233 K 2× 4.2/5 (30 reviews)

20 min.

Easy

0.80 €

1 galette

7 Ingredients

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

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

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.

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

Stage 3 - ⌛ 4 min.

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

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Scatter the ham in small pieces.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

Add the grated cheese.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Then fold over a third of the galette.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

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

Stage 8

And serve immediately.

Remarks

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

Keeping: To eat right now.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	20 RDI=8 %	10 RDI=1 %	30 RDI=4 %	370 RDI=20 %	1,550 RDI: 20 %
Per 100 g	10 RDI=5 %	7 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=3 %	230 RDI=10 %	970 RDI: 10 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg

How much will it cost?

For 1 galette : 0.80 €

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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe

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

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