Nectarine Galette Recipes

NECTARINE GALETTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375° F with the rack in the lowest position.
• Place the piecrust on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Leaving a 2-inch border, top with the nectarines or peaches. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the butter. Fold the edges of the dough toward the center, overlapping slightly and partially covering the fruit. Brush the dough with 2 teaspoons water and sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of sugar.
• Bake until the juices are bubbling and the crust is golden (tent with foil if the crust browns too quickly), 35 to 40 minutes.
• Slice into 8 equal pieces. Serving size: 1 slice.

NECTARINE GALETTE

Steps:

• To make the pastry, put the flour, brown sugar and salt into the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse to mix the ingredients. Cut the cold butter into 8 pieces and add to the flour mixture. Pulse the processor until the butter is cut into the flour mixture. In a small bowl put 1 egg, the milk and the vanilla. Mix with a fork to blend. Add the egg mixture to the flour and butter mixture. Pulse the processor until a dough forms. Remove the dough from the processor, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for one hour or overnight.
• When ready to make the galette, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl add the nectarine slices. Cover the slices with 3 Tablespoons of flour, granulated sugar and a pinch of salt. Toss the nectarines until each slice is coated with the flour and sugar mixture. Set aside.
• Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator. Cover a baking sheet with a sheet of parchment paper. Sprinkle a work surface with flour. Roll the dough out into a circle about ⅛ inches thick. Transfer the dough to the parchment lined baking sheet.
• To assemble the galette, lay the nectarine slices in a concentric circle on top of the dough, leaving a 2 inch border of exposed dough around the perimeter of the the dough. Fold the outer edges of dough up and over the outside of the nectarine circle. In a small bowl beat the remaining egg with a fork. Brush the exposed dough with the egg wash. Sprinkle the dough and nectarines with the demerara sugar.
• Bake the galette 45 to 50 minutes or until the juices bubble and the crust is golden brown. Remove the tart from the oven and let the galette cool for 20 minutes. Serve the Nectarine Galette warm or at room temperature.

RUSTIC NECTARINE GALETTE

Steps:

• Tip the all-purpose flour, the 2 tablespoons of sugar and the salt into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to combine. Add the diced butter and then turn the machine on and add the water through the feed tube. Use the lesser amount of water if weather is humid. Immediately stop the machine when the dough begins to mass on the blade.
• Pour the crumbly dough onto a non-floured surface. Roughly form the dough into a ball, and then flatten into a disk. Wrap the disk in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the 1/2 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons of tapioca flour, and the ground cinnamon and cardamom. Halve the nectarines and remove pits. Cut each half lengthwise into 1/4- to 1/2-inch wedges. Add the wedges to the sugar/tapioca mixture, and gently toss them with a spatula to coat. Let the nectarines macerate (exude their juices) for 10 minutes.
• While the peaches macerate, unwrap the dough and let it achieve room temperature for 10 minutes. On a lightly-floured surface, roll the dough into a 12-inch-diameter circle. Then fold the dough into quarters, and unfold it onto the rimless, parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Put 1 generous tablespoon of tapioca flour in the center of the dough, and then spread it out, with your hand, to within 1 1/2 inches of the dough's edge. Arrange the nectarine wedges in concentric circles over the tapioca coating. (Do not add the excess juice that remains in the bowl.) Then fold the exposed border over the fruit, making pleats as necessary. Put the galette in the refrigerator, center the oven rack, and preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Just before baking, brush the pastry dough with the beaten egg. Bake until the pastry browns and the nectarines begin to caramelize -- 45-50 minutes. Run a thin spatula or knife between the edge of the crust and parchment paper to gently loosen the crust. Then slide the galette onto a wire rack, and let it cool for 30 minutes. Transfer the galette to a wooden board for easy slicing. Serve with or without whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or Creme Fraiche.

CAST-IRON BLUEBERRY AND NECTARINE GALETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface to a 1/4-inch-thick square.
• Transfer to a 9-inch cast-iron skillet, gently pressing it into the skillet and allowing the extra to hang over the edges.
• Place the blueberries, nectarines, sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice in a bowl. Toss to combine and add the mixture to the prepared skillet.
• Mix the egg with 1 tablespoon water in a bowl and brush the visible pastry with the egg wash.
• Bake until the pastry is golden and the fruit is bubbling, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Serve warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.

NECTARINE-ROSEMARY GALETTE WITH RICOTTA AND HONEY

Steps:

• Make the crust: Pulse the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add half of the butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal. Add the remaining butter and pulse into pea-size pieces. Add 1 egg, the lemon juice and 3 tablespoons ice water and pulse until the dough clumps together but has not yet formed a ball. Turn out the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap; press into a disk and wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out the dough into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate, 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Toss the nectarines with the honey, flour, vanilla and rosemary in a large bowl. Spoon the nectarine mixture onto the dough, leaving about a 3-inch border. Fold the edge of the dough over the fruit by about 2 inches, pleating as needed. Lightly beat the remaining egg with 1 teaspoon water. Brush the dough with the egg wash. Refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.
• Scatter the butter over the fruit. Bake until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet. Serve with ricotta and honey.

NECTARINE GALETTE

Steps:

• In a food processor, mix together flour, salt, and cubed butter until a sandy consistency. Pulse while slowly streaming in ice water. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 400F or 200C. On a piece of parchment, roll dough out into 15inch diameter rough circle. Optional: use something round or a bowl to trim the dough into a clean circle.
• Pit and slice the nectarines. Place sliced fruit onto the dough in a decorative pattern in the centre leaving a ~2inch border. Fold excess dough inwards. Brush the edges with beaten egg and sprinkle with raw sugar.
• Transfer the galette to a baking sheet by lifting the parchment paper. Bake for 50min or until edges are beautifully golden brown.
• Allow to cool to room temperature or enjoy warm with a scoop of ice cream. Optional: melt honey or jam and brush over the fruit to add extra sweetness and shine.

NECTARINE AND PLUM GALETTE

Steps:

• heat oven to 425 degrees F. You'll ned a 15 X 11 inch rimmed baking pan lined with parchment or nonstick foil.
• combine fruit, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and almond extract until evenly coated.
• unroll pie crust onto lined baking pan.
• place fruit mixture in center, leaving a 1 1/2 inch border around edges. fold edges of crust over filling, pleating and pressing dough together to hold shape.
• brush crust edges with egg white;sprinkle with sugar. bake 15 minutes. reduce oven temp to 375 degrees F. bake 20 minutes, or until crust is browned and fruit is juicy and tender. cool 10 minutes. slide onto rack to cool.

NECTARINE OR PEACH AND BLACKBERRY GALETTE

Steps:

• Remove the pastry from the freezer and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Leave it to thaw while you prepare the fruit, but don't keep it out of the freezer for too long. It will thaw quickly and is easiest to handle if it's cold. You want it just soft enough so that you can manipulate it.
• Combine the nectarines, blackberries, honey or 2 tablespoons of the sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon and the vanilla in a large bowl and gently toss together.
• Sprinkle the almond powder over the pastry, leaving a 2- to 3-inch border all around. Place the fruit on top. Fold the edges of the dough in over the fruit, pleating the edges as you work your way around the fruit to form a free-form tart that is roughly 9 inches in diameter. Place in the freezer on the baking sheet for 45 minutes to an hour. This helps the galette maintain its shape.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Remove the galette from the freezer. Brush the exposed edge of the pastry with the egg wash. Combine the remaining tablespoon of sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the fruit and the crust. Place in the oven and bake 1 hour, until the fruit is bubbly and the juice is running out and caramelizing on the parchment. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes. Serve hot or warm or at room temperature.

NECTARINE AND BLUEBERRY GALETTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees, and position a rack in the lower third of the oven. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine sugar, lemon zest and vanilla in a large bowl. Use your fingertips to rub the zest and seeds (or extract) into the sugar. Add the flour and salt and stir to combine. Add the nectarines, blueberries and lemon juice, but don't stir quite yet.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 12-inch round just under 1/4-inch thick. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet.
• Stir the filling to combine, then pile all the fruit in the center of the dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Press the fruit gently to make sure there are no large open pockets. Fold the edges of the dough up and over the fruit and press gently to seal the folds.
• Put the whole baking sheet into the freezer, and chill the formed galette until the dough is very firm, about 15 minutes. Brush dough with the beaten egg, and sprinkle with sugar and salt. Bake until deep golden brown and the juices are bubbling, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.