galettes blanches de grand-mère

5 Pinches
Grapeview, WA
Updated on Jul 16, 2015

Galettes Blanches De Grand-Mère (Grandmother's White Soft Cookies) Galettes were probably brought to Quebec with the first settlers from France. From Traditional Quebec Cooking by Micheline-Mongrain-Dontigny. No yield was given, so I'm guessing.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake
yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 1 - egg
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 cups flour

How To Make galettes blanches de grand-mère

  • Step 1
    Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg.
  • Step 2
    Add dry ingredients alternating with milk. Dough will be soft and difficult to manipulate.
  • Step 3
    Generously flour working surface and roll out a third of the dough at a time to a thickness of 1/2 inch.
  • Step 4
    Generously dust top of dough before rolling out.
  • Step 5
    Cut 3 inch circles of dough, lift carefully with spatula, shake off excess flour by rapidly shifting galette between hands and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet leaving a 2 inch space between galettes.
  • Step 6
    Bake in middle of oven for 15 minutes at 350F.
  • Step 7
    Remove galettes from baking sheet with spatula and cool on wire rack.
  • Step 8
    Store in airtight container to prevent drying out and loosing their soft texture.

Discover More

Category: Cookies
Method: Bake
Ingredient: Flour
Culture: Canadian

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