Galette Charentaise
This is a traditional cake from France's Charente region.
The recipe is straightforward and the cake is slightly dense in texture, but quite delicious.
The recipe is straightforward and the cake is slightly dense in texture, but quite delicious.
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Last modified on: August 26th 2018
Keywords for this recipe:CakeCharenteTraditional recipeGaletteFor 1 cake, you will need:
- 0
3.6 oz butter - 1
6.9 oz flour - 2
6.9 oz Maize flour (masa harina) - 3
2 eggs - 4
4.4 oz caster sugar - 5
1 vanilla pod - 6
1 pinch salt - 7
1 tablespoon granulated sugar (optional)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 min. | 2 hours | 20 min. | 2 hours 45 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 hours
Take 3.6 oz butter out of the fridge, cut into small pieces and leave to soften at room temperature for an hour or two.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Weigh out and mix together 6.9 oz flour and 6.9 oz Maize flour (masa harina).
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 2 eggs, 4.4 oz caster sugar, 1 pinch salt and the contents scraped from 1 vanilla pod.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Beat until the mixture becomes pale.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Sieve the mixed flours into the bowl...
Stage 6 - 4 min.
And fold in gently.
The best way to do this is to tip the bowl at angle, and lift and turn the mixture with a soft spatula.
The best way to do this is to tip the bowl at angle, and lift and turn the mixture with a soft spatula.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Incorporate the softened butter in the same way.
The cake batter is ready.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
The cake batter is ready.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Spread the mixture evenly in a round non-stick tin or mould.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Sprinkle the top with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar.
Stage 10 - 20 min.
Bake for about 20 minutes.
Be careful not to overcook this cake, or it will be too dry.
Be careful not to overcook this cake, or it will be too dry.
Remarks
You will notice that the cake hardly browns naturally. If you prefer your cake with a little more colour, glaze the top with beaten egg-yolk before sprinkling with the granulated sugar.
And to drink?
A glass of Pineau des Charentes, of course!
Keeping
A few days in an airtight tin.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,342 Kcal or 9,805 Kj | 36 gr | 326 gr | 100 gr |
| 117 % | 14 % | 31 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 395 Kcal or 1,654 Kj | 6 gr | 55 gr | 17 gr |
| 20 % | 2 % | 5 % | 3 % |
| Per cake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,342 Kcal or 9,805 Kj | 36 gr | 326 gr | 100 gr |
| 117 % | 14 % | 31 % | 15 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Maize flour (masa harina) : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cornmeal baps for Anne, Nachos, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: French custard tart, Crème caramel, Oat shortbread biscuits, Amaretti, Victoria pineapple and lime tarts, ... All |
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pesto crackers, French onion soup, Hazelnut and orange cake, Pistachio madeleines, Pink Reims biscuits, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Filet mignon with asparagus, Steamed leeks with morel sabayon, Breton galettes (pancakes), Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), Sautéed Green Vegetables, ... All |
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