galette
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- noun
- /ɡəˈlɛt/
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galleta
- I baked a sweet apple galette with a flaky crust that everyone loved.
Examples
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For this apple galette, I've adapted Deborah Madison's galette dough and Cook's Illustrated apple filling.
Blog text (5) -
The coastline, the oysters, the cider, and les galettes bretonnes...
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Renoir's Dancing at the Moulin de la Galette.
Fiction book (2000) -
Use some kind of metal pan with sides, as the galette crust may break during baking and some of the fruit juices might run.
Blog text (32) -
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the galette dough into a 14-inch irregular circle.
Blog text (5) -
Junior Galette: D+ (1.67)
Blog text (28) -
For this apple galette, I've adapted Deborah Madison's galette dough and Cook's Illustrated apple filling.
Blog text (5) -
The chef recommended a savory vegetable galette as a delightful starter.
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At the cafe, they serve a delicious chocolate galette that is perfect with coffee.
Synonyms
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A baked item like a croissant or tart that people often eat with coffee
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A small crisp cookie made with a lot of butter
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A sweet baked treat from France often filled with cream or jam
Surface Forms
Etymology
Galette comes from French and originally named a small, flat cake; a helpful way to remember it is to think of the word galet, meaning 'pebble', because a galette is small, round and flat like a little stone, which fits a crisp, flat butter cookie.