#3 About Galette

La Galette

Welcome to Brittany!!

Here we introduce candy-like sweets from all over France.

This time's sweets are...

Brittany sweets .

"Galette"

Galette!
Where is Brittany?

Take the map there.

this?

Yes, that's it.
So let's take a look!

Brittany

Bienvenue en Bretagne !

▲Map of France

Brittany is a region in the west of France famous for its beautiful coastline.

▲Mont Saint-Michel

The fantastical church standing alone in the sea, the World Heritage Site of Mont Saint-Michel, is not in Brittany, but on the border of the prefecture.

Buckwheat galette

Brittany is a region with a thriving agricultural industry.

Buckwheat dishes and processed apple products have long been the staple food of the region. Local dishes include buckwheat galettes, apple cider, and whiskey.

Brittany's climate is ideal for dairy farming, and the region produces high-quality dairy products, and its butter can be found in supermarkets across France.


Here is the question!
What about French salt?

Huh? Suddenly... Um...

Yes, that's it!
The answer is Guérande salt.
Have you never heard of it?

Surely you've heard of it.

Brittany also has large tides and is a producer of high-quality salt, such as the famous Guérande salt , which is used by chefs around the world.

・Breton sweets

Now, let's get to the main topic, introducing galettes!

Galettes are cookies made with butter.
It is characterized by the richness of butter and accents of salt.


Again, a question.
What else is a galette?

That would be a cookie!

disappointing!
Galette can refer to a savory buckwheat crepe, a pie eaten in February, or even a traditional Lyon custard tart.

Huh.
It's all quite complicated.

Cookies made with butter have a stronger butter flavor than galettes, and there are also sables and pares that have a thick, crumbly texture and are delicious.

Mommy's Galette Cookies

*By the way, mamie means grandma in French.

1. Put three egg yolks , 250g of sugar , a pinch of salt, and of course, don't forget the butter (250g) in a bowl.
Once everything is in, mix well.

2.1 Did it mix?
Add flour (400g) and baking powder (1/2 packet) .

Don't rush.
The trick is to add it slowly, little by little.

3. Once the dough is ready, try cutting out shapes using a cookie cutter.
Ah, but don't cook it yet.
Use a fork to draw a pattern on the galette.
This is the secret to a delicious galette.

4. Now, it's almost finished.
Beat the eggs and use a brush to spread them on the galette.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes, then let cool slightly to serve as your signature Mummy galette.

Bon appétit! (Merci mamie...)

・Nostalgic Galette

Galette cookies are sweets inspired by cobblestones.
"Galette" is the name of a thin, round, crispy processed food or pastry.

In addition to cookies, they also have pies, tarts, and crepes.

The origins of the galette (cookie):

A pastry chef named Isidore Penven, who had been running a bakery in Brittany since 1890, was troubled by the constant waste that occurred in his shop at the time, which mainly sold large, voluminous breads and sweets.

I just want to eat a little...

Rather than making large, voluminous desserts that are difficult to make and take a long time to eat, they came up with the idea of small desserts that are easy to make and eat.
You could buy as much as you wanted, and it could also be preserved by selling it in cans.

It is said that this is where the butter galette cookie, a type of butter cookie unique to Brittany, which is rich in butter and salt, was born.

How many galette workshops do you think there are in Brittany?

Another question?

that's right.
Time's almost up!

Huh!
Um, 100!

Yes, it's finished!
The unfortunate answer is 300.

Wow. That much!

-The Brittany Cookie Legend?

Brittany had many fishermen up until the 18th century, who would go out to sea for five to eight months from winter to spring.
Meanwhile, raw ingredients are difficult to preserve and are therefore not recommended.
What came in handy there were sweets.
Apparently, the best treats were sweets that could be carried around and kept for a long time.

The most versatile of these was the galette.

The salt and butter in the galette cookies soothed the fishermen and saved their lives.

This galette was also known as the " sea galette ."

If you were to go to the beach, what snacks would you bring?

That's right.
Madeleines and cookies, I guess.

That's right.
Do you feel like eating a hearty meal after a workout?

I guess it's also because it keeps you full for a long time.

Speaking of the sea, it's summer!
So...what comes to mind when you think of summer?
It must be a tart!

Huh, tart?

Next time we'll talk about tarts!

But why summer?

Well, you can tell right away.

Stay tuned!