Description
This peach galette recipe is a triumph! It stars juicy ripe peaches and browned butter filling encased in a flaky pastry crust.
Ingredients
Scale
For the galette dough:
- 1 1/2 cups [210 grams] all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (or vegan butter)
- 5 to 6 tablespoons cold water
- 1 egg, for the egg wash
- Turbinado sugar, for sprinkling
For the filling:
- 3 cups (about 1 pound; 3 to 4 medium) ripe yellow peaches, cut into 1/4-inch slices, skin on*
- 6 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed**
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (or vegan butter)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour, sugar, kosher salt, and baking powder. Slice the butter into small pieces, then use a pastry blender or fork to cut it into the flour mixture until mostly incorporated and a pebbly texture forms (with pea-sized or smaller pieces).
- Sprinkle 4 tablespoons of the cool water over the flour, mixing gradually with a fork until the flour is mostly incorporated. Add the additional 1 to 2 tablespoons of water until all the flour is incorporated, kneading with your fingers until the dough comes together. (Resist the urge to add more water; it should come together!) Form the dough into a ball and flatten into a thick disk. Wrap it in plastic or place it in a covered container and chill the dough for 1 hour. (To make in advance, you can refrigerate the dough up to 3 days; allow to sit at room temperature 30 minutes before rolling. Or, wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum foil and freeze up to 3 months, then defrost overnight in the refrigerator before rolling.)
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mix the thinly sliced peaches with the sugar, vanilla, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt. Brown the 2 tablespoons butter by heating it in a small skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes until it just turns brown, stirring occasionally. (Keep an eye on it as it starts to brown; it can go from brown to burnt pretty quickly.) Immediately remove from the heat and pour the butter into the bowl with the peaches, then mix gently to combine.
- On a floured surface, roll the dough into an even 12” circle, leaving the edges rough (if needed, move the dough around and add a bit more flour underneath to keep it from sticking). Carefully transfer the dough to a sheet of parchment paper on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Arrange the peaches on the dough in a spiral pattern, saving the juices at the bottom of the bowl. Leave at least 2 inches of dough around the outside edge. The pattern can be precise or more free-form: whatever you feel like! Leave out any peaches that you think might overfill the galette. Fold in the outside edges of the dough over the filling to form an approximately 2-inch crust, overlapping the folds as shown in the photos. Gently pour the remaining juices from the bowl over the peaches.
- Whisk the egg and use a pastry brush to brush it onto the crust. Sprinkle the crust liberally with turbinado sugar (or granulated sugar).
- Bake the galette for 25 to 30 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Remove from the oven and transfer the parchment paper to a baking rack to cool. Cool to room temperature (about 1 hour) before slicing into pieces and serving. It’s divine with a dollop of vanilla ice cream. Store leftovers for up to 4 days refrigerated; bring to room temperature or warm in the oven before serving.
Notes
*Make sure the peaches are ripe and sweet (give one a taste): this can make or break the recipe! You can leave the skins on for this recipe, but if you prefer without, peel the peaches using this method.
**If you like a sweeter dessert or your peaches aren’t fully sweet, use 1/2 cup brown sugar. Avoid using dark brown sugar as it makes the filling very dark.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: French Inspired
- Diet: Vegetarian
