Description:
A French pastry similar to a pie or a tart; galette is essentially pastry dough wrapped over with some fruit filling. It’s got all scrumptious flavours from the pie – buttery crust and baked fruit however is almost impossible to mess it up unlike the pie. I have tried tart & sweet rhubarb filling here which turned out so perfect with some vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1,1/4 all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- pinch of sea salt
- 150 g cold salted butter, grated
- 5-6 tbsp ice water
- 4-5 rhubarb stalks, cut into shape of your choice
- zest and juice from 1/2 small lemon
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp corn flour
- Egg wash (1 egg+pinch of salt)
- 4 tbsp flaked almonds
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
Combine flour, sugar, salt, grated butter using your fingers until dough is crumbly with some small visible pieces of butter.
Add in ice water, 1 tbsp at a time. Do not knead, just combine with a fork until dough comes together. Make a flat disc shape, wrap in a cling film & chill for at least 1 hour.
Let the dough rest for a few minutes at room temperature. Roll out the dough into a large circle about 18-20cm (3-5 mm) thick,on a lightly floured surface while turning to avoid sticking. Carefully transfer the dough to a lined baking tin.
Toss the chopped rhubarb with lemon zest, juice, sugar & cornstarch. Arrange the rhubarb on top of the dough, leaving a border around the edges. Fold the dough over & press gently to seal. Transfer the galette to the freezer for 15 minutes, meanwhile preheat the oven to 200°C
Brush the edges with the egg wash, sprinkle with flaked almonds & brown sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 35 mins. Once cool, serve with vanilla ice cream.