{"id":4019,"date":"2021-06-18T05:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culinaryambition.com\/?p=4019"},"modified":"2023-02-24T04:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T20:00:21","slug":"savoury-buckwheat-galette-bretonne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culinaryambition.com\/savoury-buckwheat-galette-bretonne\/","title":{"rendered":"Savoury Buckwheat Galette Bretonne – a French Specialty"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Galette Bretonne is the name given in most French cr\u00eaperies to savoury <\/a>buckwheat<\/a> flour pancakes. Those made from <\/a>wheat<\/a> flour are often smaller in size and mostly served with a sweet filling, are named cr\u00eapes. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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History of galette Bretonne<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Galettes Bretonne or savoury pancakes are popular all over France but they originate from the region of Brittany. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Cr\u00eapes and galettes have a rich culinary history that dates back to the 12th and 14th century respectively. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Did you know that there\u2019s a special day to celebrate all things cr\u00eape? La Chandeleur or cr\u00eape day falls on 2nd February! This catholic religious holiday is exactly 40 days after Christmas. It also has origins in an older pre-Christian holiday celebrating the harvest and marking the midway point of winter. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

With all this history you will surely understand that each time we are in France, we have at least one lunch or dinner in a cr\u00eaperie where we indulge in several galettes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We like them so much that we gifted ourselves a traditional cr\u00eape pan, also named billig. It is however not a must to have a traditional cr\u00eape pan and a flat carbon steel pan or a non-stick skillet will do the job.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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How to flavour your galette Bretonne?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The traditional ingredients in a galette Bretonne are ham, eggs and Gruy\u00e8re but there are endless ingredients to flavour this dish. If you are using ingredients such as bacon, sausage, leek or mushrooms, cook them before adding them. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here are some of our favourites but feel free to use your imagination to make your own.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n