Cheese Onion Galette Food

CHEESE & ONION GALETTE

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse flours, xanthan gum and salt until combined.
• Add cold butter and pulse a few times. Add egg and 3 tablespoons of cold water and pulse a couple times until the dough just comes together. Add another 1 tablespoon of cold water if it seems dry. Do not overmix!
• Tip out dough onto a sheet of clingefilm. Gently form into a two-flat disks, wrap separately and rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Peel and thinly slice onions and garlic, cook until onions are golden. Add balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper and cook for nother 2-3 minutes until the onions have absorbed the vinegar and everything is caramelized. Set aside to cool.Slice green onions on a slight diagonal. Set aside.Grate cheese. Set aside.
• Lightly flour (rice or corn) a large piece of parchment paper, roll out dough until 1/8 inch thick. Transfer the parchment and dough to a baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough.TIP: if the dough is sticky, instead of adding more flour place a peice of parchment over the dough and continue rolling.
• Leaving a 1 inch border, spread the mustard as evenly as possible. Top with cheese and cooled onion mixture.
• Using a sharp knife, cut the edges of the dough every 2 inches up to the filling. Brush with egg wash or milk and gently start folding the edges over the filling. If the crust is breaking try folding up from under the parchment.
• Top the galette with green onions and lightly brush the exposed dough with egg wash or milk.
• Bake for 40-45 minutea or until the pastry turns a dark golden colour. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
• TIP: galette an be assembled and frozen. When ready to bake, apply eggwash and increase baking time by 5-10 minutes.

CHEESY SPRING ONION GALETTE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Roll the pastry on a lightly floured work surface to a 30 x 30cm square and carefully move onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment.
• Mix the crème fraîche, egg, cheese and lemon zest in a bowl with a squeeze of lemon juice, garlic, thyme leaves, black pepper and a pinch of salt.
• Spoon onto the middle of the pastry and smooth into an even 20cm circle. Lay over the spring onions and drizzle with a little oil.
• Cut the pastry rim every 10cm, then fold over each pastry flap, slightly overlapping them to create a rim that seals in some of the crème fraîche mixture and spring onions. Sprinkle liberally with more cheese, scattering over the pastry too. Bake for 35 mins or until the pastry is golden and cooked through. Serve warm or at room temperature, cut into wedges, with a green salad alongside.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, APPLE, AND ONION GALETTE WITH STILTON

Steps:

• For the dough: Pulse the flour and salt together in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse about 10 times until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal with a few bean-size bits of butter in it. Add the egg and pulse 1 to 2 times more; don't let the dough form a mass around the blade. If the dough seems very dry, add up to 1 tablespoon of cold water, 1 teaspoon at a time, and pulsing briefly. Remove the blade and bring the dough together by hand. Shape the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• For the filling: Halve and core the apple. Cut each 1/2 into 8 wedges and put them in a large bowl. Slice the squash and cut the onion into wedges so that both are as thick as the apple wedges, and add them to the apples. Add the butter, rosemary, and thyme and toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper and toss again.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch disk. Transfer the dough to a baking sheet and brush with mustard. Starting 2 inches from the edge, casually alternate pieces of apple, squash, and onion in overlapping circles¿if you have extra pieces of one or another, tuck them in where you can or double them up until to use all the filling. Fold and pleat the dough over the edge of the filling. Bake until the crust is brown and the apples, squash, and onions are tender and caramelized, about 55 minutes. Scatter the cheese over the filling and bake until melted, about 5 minutes more. Cool the galette briefly on a wire rack. Cut into wedges and serve.

POTATO ONION GALETTE

Steps:

• Make the pate brisee and roll into a cylinder. Chill for 1/2 hour or up to 3 days.
• Heat the butter and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet. Season with salt, pepper and thyme and cook the onions over medium low heat until caramelized. Remove the onions from skillet and set aside in a bowl to cool. Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the skillet and saute the potatoes, seasoned with salt and pepper, until about 3/4 cooked. Combine the potatoes with the onions, mix in 1/4 cup Parmesan and set aside to cool completely. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut the cylinder of dough in half and refrigerate one half. Press the piece of dough into a rectangle and then roll it, on a lightly floured surface, into a rectangle measuring about 17 x 8 inches. Brush off any excess flour and transfer the dough to an ungreased cookie sheet. Position it so that there is room for the second piece. Refrigerate the tray while you roll out the second piece of dough in the same way and place it on the cookie sheet.
• Using a serrated pastry wheel, trim the edges of the rectangles to even them. Cut a "v" out of each corner to prevent the dough from bunching when it's folded. Spread half the potato/onion mixture on each, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border all around. Fold up the edges. Brush the dough with egg wash and sprinkle the remaining Parmesan over the dough and filling. Bake about 40 minutes, or until the crust is nicely browned. Slice each section on the diagonal into about 6 pieces.

POTATO, ONION AND GRUYERE GALETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Melt the butter in a 9-10 inch frying pan (cast iron works great) over medium heat. Add the thyme and onion and cook for 5 minutes. Place the potato, oil, Gruyere, mozzarella and salt and pepper in a bowl and toss to combine.
• Top the onion with the potato mixture and bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Turn upside down on a large plate to serve.