A Galette is used primarily to refer to a rather rustic, free-form tart, made with a single crust of pastry or bread dough, like a pizza. Fresh summer berries make a galette shine but you could really use any fruit in season like peaches or apples.
I love how a galette is considered ‘rustic’ which means it can look shapeless or weird and still taste delicious. And when you have store bought pastry then putting together a quick dessert is a breeze not to mention how pretty it looks on the dessert table!
Ingredients:
1 sheet pre-rolled short crust pastry (puff pastry is also ok), thawed
3 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced
1/3 cup sugar or maple syrup
1/4 tsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp cornstarch Egg wash for brushing pastry
2 tbsp coarse sugar Nuts to garnish (optional)
Method:
Preheat oven to 200C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then lay the sheet of pastry onto the pan.
Place a saucepan over medium heat. Add 2 cups of the sliced fruit to the pan, along with sugar or maple syrup, lemon zest and vanilla essence. Cook until the sugar has melted and strawberries have begun to break down. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with 1 tbsp of water. Add to the strawberry mixture and continue to cook until the mixture has thickened. Remove the pan from heat. Allow mixture to cool. Add the cooked strawberry mixture to centre of the pastry leaving a 2 inch border. Top with remaining raw strawberries. Fold the edges of pastry to form a small edge cover for the fruit mixture. Brush the pastry with beaten egg and sprinkle coarse sugar over the entire galette. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and puffed up. Garnish with nuts.
Serve warm with dollops of ice cream or lightly sweetened whipped cream and enjoy summer on a plate!
Spectacular 👌🏼