galette

[< Cdn F < F "pancake"]

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a flat, unleavened cake made by baking in a frying pan or by covering with hot ashes in a fireplace.

1843

. . . bread is unknown but we indulge in a sort of gallette. . . .

1930

Madelaine's gelettes were better than their own bannock though of similar ingredients exactly.

1963

Without doubt Louis shared in the . . . feasts of galettes, tickameg (whitefish), buffalo steaks and boiled tea. . . .