French galette pastry and three filling ideas

French galette is not only a very cozy and beautiful pastry, but also very easy to make. If you haven’t baked yet, try these recipes and see how you get used to it.

What is galette and how do you pronounce it?

The word galette [tariama galet] in French, it means a flat, country-style cake or scone. And the main charm of galette is its imperfection, you don’t need any special baking form. The dough is simply rolled out on baking paper, the filling is spread in the middle, and the edges are loosely folded.

Basic shortcrust pastry: for sweet and savory pies

The secret of this dough is cold ingredients and quick mixing. It is most convenient to prepare the dough in a food processor (I use KitchenAid 2.1 l), but you can easily do everything by hand.

Dough ingredients (for 1 cake):

• Wheat flour: 200 gr
• Butter: 140 g (necessarily cold, cut into cubes)
• Egg yolk: 1 pc. (not necessarily, I have also made it without the yolk, it turns out perfectly)
• Ice water: 3-4 years sh. (drop a few ice cubes into a glass of water)
• Salt: 1 pinch
• Sugar: 1-2 years sh. (add only when making a sweet galette; do not use sugar for salty galette)

Dough preparation process:

1. Shredding: Add flour, salt, sugar (if you are making a sweet galette), cold butter cubes and egg yolk to the bowl of a food processor. Mix everything with a few pulsating strokes until you get a smooth crumb.
2. Adding water: Add the ice water one tablespoon at a time, pulsating briefly each time. The dough should start to stick together.
3. Aging: Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it in cling film and put it in the fridge 30 minutes, so that the butter solidifies and the dough matures.

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3 GALLETE RECIPES

1. Cheesy galette with cottage cheese and tomatoes

Spicy, crispy and fragrant option for lunch or snack table.

For the filling you will need:

• 1 package of cottage cheese (180-200 g), it is better to choose a fatter one
• 50 g grated parmesan (or other hard cheese)
• Handfuls of chopped fresh herbs (dill, parsley)
• 1-2 ripe tomatoes
• A drizzle of olive oil
• For serving: homemade or purchased pesto sauce

Production:

1. Roll the salty dough into a round flat on the baking paper.
2. Mix cottage cheese, parmesan and herbs in a bowl.
3. Spread the curd mass on the middle of the dough, leaving 3-4 cm free edges.
4. Arrange the tomato slices on top, fold the edges and sprinkle with olive oil.
5. Bake in the oven at 180 °C for about 40 minutes, until the edges are nicely browned. Serve warm with pesto sauce.

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2. Sweet galette with cottage cheese and plums

A nostalgic combination of sour plums and silky cottage cheese.

For the filling you will need:

• 1 packet of fatter cottage cheese (180-200 g)
• 2 tbsp sugar (and some for sprinkling)
• 2 tbsp almond flour
• Egg white (mostly for the filling, a little for the edges)
• Fresh plums (washed, cut in half, pitted)
• For serving: vanilla ice cream

Production:

1. Roll out the sweet dough.
2. Mix the cottage cheese with sugar, almond flour and part of the egg white.
3. Spread the mass on the middle of the dough, arrange the plum halves.
4. Fold the edges, brush with the remaining egg white and sprinkle with sugar.
5. Bake in the oven at 180 °C for about 40 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

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3. Sweet galette with frangipane and apricots

A French classic: velvety almond cream (frangipane) and juicy apricots.

For the frangipane cream you will need:

• 60 g of soft butter
• 60 g of sugar
• 60 g of almond flour
• 1 egg
• Topping: 6-8 fresh apricots (halved) and some slivered almonds

Production:

1. Beat the butter with sugar, beat in the egg and mix in the almond flour until smooth.
2. Spread it frangipane cream on rolled sweet dough.
3. Arrange the apricot halves, fold the edges, sprinkle with almond flakes.
4. Bake in the oven at 180 °C for about 40 minutes, until the cream sets and the dough is browned.