Charentais cake
Discover this specialty of Charente-Maritime: a moist, fragrant cake with notes of angelica.
The Charentais cake, also known as galette Charentaise, is a traditional specialty of the Charente-Maritime region.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time1 hr
- Cook time15 min
- Total1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$1.67 $0.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.55
- $0.20
- $0.09
- $0.65
- $0.13
- $0.05
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Take the butter out of the refrigerator about an hour before you start, so it softens. ≈ 3 min
- Preheat the oven to (temperature 6) during.
- In a large bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla sugar, almond extract, salt, and the 2 eggs. ≈ 3 min
- Mix until it turns white.
- Gradually add the softened butter and the flour and yeast mixture. ≈ 3 min
- the angelica, cut into small pieces. ≈ 3 min
- Using the dough, prepare three pancakes on a sheet of parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
- Apply a thin layer of egg yolk mixed with water to the top. ≈ 4 min
- Place the cakes in the oven one at a time, on a cardboard tray or baking sheet to help them maintain their shape, and bake for 5 to 7 minutes.
The bill
Charentais cake
- of butter$0.55
- of flour$0.20
- about sugar$0.09
- 2 large eggs, and 1 egg yolk for gilding$0.65
- 3 packs of vanilla sugar (20-)$0.13
- salt$0.05
Total$1.67
that's $0.28 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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