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Savory buckwheat crepes (galette bretonne) with egg, ham and cheese

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  • buckwheat flour
  • all-purpose flour
  • salt
  • sugar
  • water
  • milk
  • eggs
  • melted butter
  • oil
Mix buckwheat flour, all-purpose flour, salt, a dash of sugar, water, milk, eggs, melted butter and oil into a batter; buckwheat has no gluten, so there should be no lumps.
Cover and refrigerate the batter for two hours before cooking, best overnight.
Make a white roux: cook flour and butter for about two minutes.
Add lukewarm milk, bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes, whisking constantly; season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  • flour
  • butter
  • lukewarm milk
  • pepper
  • nutmeg
  • cheese
  • crème fraîche
Stir in cheese and crème fraîche; with cheese the bechamel becomes a Mornay sauce.
  • mushrooms
  • shallots
  • garlic
  • parsley
Rinse the mushrooms, trim the stems and slice; mince shallots and garlic; wash and chop parsley.
Saute the mushrooms in a hot pan with olive oil and butter for 5 minutes on high heat.
Add the shallots and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and saute 10 minutes more.
  • olive oil
  • white wine
Deglaze with a dash of white wine or lemon juice; add the parsley.
  • collard greens
Blanch greens that can be folded, such as collard greens or Swiss chard, for the vegetarian crepe.
  • prosciutto
Bake thin-sliced prosciutto in the oven for 20 minutes to make prosciutto chips.
Cook each crepe in a hot, lightly oiled pan; after a minute or so, when the edges are ready, do not flip.
Cooking and filling the egg, ham and cheese crepe
  • conté cheese
  • egg white
  • jambon
  • egg yolk
Lower the heat; add Comté cheese, then egg white, then ham, then the egg yolk; season with fleur de sel and pepper.
Fold the crepe leaving the centre open; garnish with dill and prosciutto chips.
  • fleur de sel
  • dill
Variation: mushroom, collard greens and bechamel crepe - cheese, bechamel, sauteed mushrooms and greens, folded and garnished with extra mushrooms and prosciutto chips if desired.
  • smoked salmon
  • ricotta
Variation: smoked salmon and ricotta crepe.
Mushroom-greens and smoked salmon crepes