Easy Fruit Galette Recipe

Ingredients:

• Yield: 8 servings

FOR THE DOUGH

• 1⅓cups/165 grams all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon/15 grams sugar
• ½teaspoon/3 grams fine sea salt
• 1 large egg
• Heavy cream, as needed
• 1 stick/113 grams unsalted butter, cut into big pieces
• 2 teaspoons/10 milliliters lemon juice
• ½teaspoon/4 grams grated lemon zest (optional)

FOR THE FILLING:

• 3 cups summer fruit of your choice (berries, stone fruit, figs), sliced or cubed if necessary
• ½cup to ¾ cup/100 to 150 grams sugar, to taste
• Pinch of salt
• Juice and grated zest of ½ lemon (optional)
• 3 to 4 tablespoons/25 to 35 grams cornstarch

Methods:

1. Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Combine beaten egg with cream.
2. Add butter to flour mixture, keeping it chunky. Mix in egg-cream mixture, lemon juice, and zest.
3. Form the dough into a disk, wrap, and chill for 2 hours.
4. Roll out the dough to a 12-inch round on a baking sheet and chill.
5. Prepare the fruit filling by mixing it with sugar, salt, lemon juice, zest, and cornstarch. Pile it onto the dough, leaving a border, and fold the pastry over. Brush with egg-cream mixture and sprinkle with sugar.
6. Bake for 35-45 minutes until bubbly and golden. Cool before serving.