![]() I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to see so many people from southwestern PA (my family came from Point Marion) who still make these! I grew up with my grandmother making them for us one at a time over an open flame. The Gaufrettes are made as a special treat when I can find Pearl Sugar and when the mood hits. We traditionally make Galettes at Christmas time because they are so labor intensive. Neither my grand-mother or great-aunt used the Pearl Sugar in the Liege recipe but this could possibly be because it was not available in the US. I am fortunate to have both style cast iron waffle irons. So every year my galettes are a little different. My great-grandmother and my great-aunt used slightly different recipies none of which have been passed down to me so I use the trial and error method of picking up recipies off the internet. The Gaufrette was what the Belgian ladies would eat with coffee as they sat around the table telling dirty stories in French. These very closely resemble the Liege Waffle that is sold on the streets in Liege. ![]() The other, softer pastry we called a Gaufrette. These are the the thin, crisp wafers cookies. The first that us kids loved we called Galettes. Hi All! I’ve just turned 70! My great-grandmother was from Liege, Belgium. My other passion is genealogy if you are of Belgian heritage and have the name Lechien in your family or if your Belgian glass worker immigrant ancestors moved to Anderson, Indiana, please message me! I’d love to hear from you. Anyway, I am leaving this comment since others who have Belgian heritage seem to be interested in the Galettes. Maybe someday I will get to try them on that! So glad to find others who know of these special cookies before the internet, I never knew anyone else who made them. My uncle has my great grandmother’s iron that the family must have brought with them. There is no leavening agent and they call for cinnamon to taste instead of vanilla. Our family recipe is very simple and has brown sugar instead of white, and whole eggs instead of separated. I only attempted them a year or two ago and only have my electric waffle iron to make them in but they still turned out a lot like I remember them. She learned from her Belgian grandmother and mother. These are also a family tradition that my great grandmother made. Enjoy! And, as always, let me know if you try any and how you liked them. You can see all of my Christmas treat recipes from over the years at this Christmas Cookies tag. ![]() Is this a family tradition for anybody else? Has anybody else even had these wonderful cookies? Leave a comment and let me know □įor a dessert that has reached legendary status in Mike’s family, check out this classic Blueberry Pudding Dessert from his grandma! They’re nice and soft, have just the right amount of sweetness, and they’re fun and unique. These cookies are some of Mike’s favorites. ![]() And if you don’t have one but want one, they are available on Amazon! If you are lucky enough to have a galette iron lying around your house, I would definitely recommend these cookies. You make the cookies 2 at a time, which can be quite time consuming, but we always set up a table in the living room, put in a movie, and make an evening out of it. In his mind, why mess with an already great cookie?)Īs you can see below, you need a galette iron to make these. The only change we made is that sometimes, we dip the edges in white chocolate. These days, my mom and I do all the work, but we still use my grandma’s recipe, and it still produces the same soft waffle-shaped cookie that we all love. It doesn’t feel like Christmas until we make these cookies! Day 2: For the second day of the 12 days of Christmas cookies, I’m bringing you the very epitome of a tried and true family favorite recipe – Galettes! My grandmother has been making these cookies year after year for as long as I can remember (along with these Classic Italian Pizzelles!).
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