Galettes Bretonnes

Papa (aka Laurent) is the crêpe maker in the house. While he does occasionally make sweet crêpes for the kids, we most often eat galettes bretonnes, which are savory crêpes made with a Bretonstyle batter that relies on sarrasin (buckwheat) flour for nutty, earthy flavor. (Even within Brittany, there are different styles of crêpe batter, with the northern Haut Bretons relying on an austere mixture of buckwheat flour and water, and the southern Bas Bretons adding more luxurious