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Summary: Galette Bretonne is a traditional French savoury pancake made with buckwheat (called black wheat in French) flour, rather than wheat four, making them naturally gluten-free. The basic recipe calls for wholegrain buckwheat flour, salt and water, that's it. Adding an egg to the batter makes it easier to work with, but please leave the egg out for vegan galettes. Also, the pan is traditionally greased with butter, but please use coconut oil for example for vegan galettes.
In France, the most popular filling for galettes is egg, ham and cheese, making a galette 'complete'. But your imagination is the only limit here : leave the ham out, try wilted spinach and ricotta, pan fried mixed wild mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes with avocado, goat's cheese, baby spinach and basil, or creamy leeks like here.
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Summary: Makes either four individual tartlets with 10cm/4in loose-bottomed flan rings or one larger one using a 20-22cm/8-9in flan ring.
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Summary: Savoury cakes are very popular in France. They are great to have for a light lunch with a green salad, or to take on a picnic. You can also cook them in mini muffin tins and put them in children (or adult) bento boxes.
All time favourite savoury cakes include olives, pesto, sundried tomatoes, …
This one is packed full with caramelised leeks and the grated beetroot and carrot somehow deliciously vanish in the cake … We use goats milk and yoghurt, as it is easier to digest than cow dairy. You could also use soy milk and soy yoghurt.
Rapadura is made by evaporating sugar cane juice, leaving unrefined sugar. Rapadura is rich in nutrients with a lovely flavour.
Kuzu root is a natural thickener used in Japanese cooking. You could use cornflour instead if you can not get kudzu, but while cornflour is low on nutritional value, the Japanese use kuzu in the same way we use Echinacea : it helps prevent colds, promotes good digestion, helps to ease aches and pains, and is even used in a hangover remedy, along with umeboshi plum, grated ginger and lemon juice. Not bad for a cake ingredient …
And finally, please feel free to substitute the gluten-free flour for the flour of your choice. Spelt flour, for example, makes a more dense and nutty cake.
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