MEME SUISSA’S GALETTES
Galettes is a simple recipe; then again, so is pasta, so is bread, so is cheese. The great foods of the world rely not on mysterious recipes or ingredients, but on technique. I’m a confident cook, and I can certainly follow a recipe, but I can really learn to cook a great dish only by watching someone who excels at it —who loves it — do it.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 6 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tbsps baking powder
- 1 cup anise seeds
Instructions
- Beat first four ingredients together in bowl.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, then mix by hand or with a sturdy spoon until a stiff dough comes together. Put the dough in the bowl of a KitchenAid mixer and use dough hook to knead at low speed for three minutes.
- Divide the dough into quarters. Roll out to 1/8-inch thickness. Pierce with dough docker, then cut into 1 1/2-by-2 inch rectangles with a ruffle-edged cutter.
- Place the cookies, separated slightly, on a Silpat- or parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until just brown. Halfway through baking time, switch pans (upper to lower rack, and vice versa) for even baking.
