Which pie crust should I choose to make a galette?

You can use any pie crust recipe, such as sweet shortcrust pastry, pie crust, and even a puff pastry.

What is the difference between a galette and a pie ?

The only difference is that in the regular pie recipe a pie dish is used, whereas with the galette it is a free form tart recipe without a dish.

Is galette dough the same as pie dough ?

Yes you can use the same dough recipe as for the pie recipes.

What make a galette a galette ?

What makes the particularity of the galette is its shape and its original rustic style with its folded dough that makes a border all around the galette with the cooked fruits in the center.

Best Strawberry Galette recipe with frangipane

Strawberry galette

Author: Fadela
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Yield: 10 slices

Description

Recipe of the rustic strawberry galette with almond cream filling (frangipane) and baked strawberries (for a 8 - 10 inch tart)

Ingredients

Sweet Shortcrust Dough :

250 g (1 2/3 cups) Flour - all purpose
80 g (1/2 cup) Confectioner's Sugar - or granulated sugar
1 pinch of salt
40 g (1/3 cup) Almond meal
125 g (1 stick + 1tbsp) Butter - unsalted and cold
1 egg - room temperature

Frangipane (almond cream) :

50 g ( 1/2 stick or 3 1/2 tbsp) Butter - softened
50 g (1/4 cup) Sugar - granulated or brown sugar
50 g (1/2 cup) Almond meal
1 Egg - room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fresh strawberries or frozen

Instructions

Shortbread Dough:

Place the flour, confectioners' sugar, almond meal and salt in a medium bowl and mix with a tablespoon.
Add the cold butter cut into pieces and with your fingertips crush the butter into the other ingredients to obtain a sandy mixture.
Add the egg and gather the dough until you have a smooth ball of dough.
Cover with cling film and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Frangipane :

In a medium bowl place the softened butter with the powdered sugar and mix with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
Add the egg and vanilla and mix again to incorporate them.
Finish by adding the almond meal and mix until you have a smooth mixture.

Baking :

Preheat the oven to 350°F / 175°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Using a rolling pin, roll out the shortcrust pastry to a thickness of 3 mm, trying to make a round shape.
Place the disc of dough on the baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
Top the center with frangipane, leaving a border of about 2 inches / 5 cm.
Place the strawberry slices on the frangipane cream.
Fold the edges of the pastry to form a border around the strawberries.
Sprinkle cane sugar over the entire galette.
Bake for about 30 - 40 minutes until golden brown around the edges and the strawberries are melting.
Let the rustic tart cool completely before moving it to a large plate.
Serve cold with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and a few crushed pistachios.