Galettes with ham and eggs (galettes jambon oeuf)

A galette is basically a savoury crepe. They are traditionally served with ham and eggs, however you can fill them with anything you like. Although it may seem quite easy to make a crepe, there is great skill to it, so you may need a few goes to get the thinness of the crepe right.

• makes

  15

• prep

  15 minutes

• cook

  45 minutes

• difficulty

  Mid

Ingredients

• 50 g butter, softened
• 15 eggs
• 15 slices ham
• 100 g shredded cheese

Galette batter

• 250 g buckwheat flour
• pinch of salt
• 750 ml (3 cups) water

Resting time 24 hours

You will need to begin this recipe 1 day ahead.

Instructions

To make the batter, place flour, salt and one-quarter of the water in a large mixing bowl. Using your hands, mix and fold ingredients until a thick batter is formed. To remove air from the batter, aggressively whisk batter with your hand. Keep adding water, one-quarter at a time, until a smooth batter is formed. Rest at room temperature for 24 hours.

Heat a large crepe pan over high heat. Brush with a little butter. Pour in just enough batter to cover the pan, and rotate quickly using a circular motion to create a thin galette.

Reduce heat to medium and crack an egg into pan, then spread the egg white across the surface of the galette. Top with a piece of ham, and scatter evenly with cheese. Cook for 2 minutes.

Fold the four edges towards the middle of the galette, making an envelope shape. Transfer to a serving platter. Brush with extra butter and serve.

Repeat with remaining batter, eggs and ham.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.