Easy Cornmeal Crust For Pies Galettes And Crostatas Food

EASY CORNMEAL CRUST FOR PIES, GALETTES AND CROSTATAS

Steps:

• Place flour, cornmeal, salt and sugar into a bowl.
• Using a whisk, mix until well combined
• Add butter. Using your hands mix into dry mix, the mixture will be someone mealy looking at this point.
• Add olive oil and stir until combined. There will be areas that arent completely combined, don't worry. When you add the water it will meld.
• Add as much of the ice cold water to have the dough stick together. It may seem a little stringy at this point but it is fine.
• Form into a ball and place in the fridge for 30 mins to an 1 hour until chilled.
• Onto a peice of parchment paper, sprinkle a little bit of cornmeal.
• Place chilled dough ball into the center and then dust a rolling pin with a little cornmeal as well.
• Roll dough out to 1/4" thickness. If the dough starts to stick, sprinkle a little bit more cornmeal on top.
• Bake and use according to your gallete, tart, crust or quiche recipe dictates.
• You can make this ahead and chill up to 3 days.

BLUEBERRY AND BLACKBERRY GALETTE WITH CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• Pastry: Lightly spoon flour into measuring cups and level with a knife. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a food processor; pulse two times. Add butter to flour mixture; pulse 4 to 5 times or til mixture resembles coarse meal. With processor on, slowly add buttermilk through chute; process just until dough forms into a ball. Gently press dough into a 4" circle on plastic wrap; cover. Chill 30 minute.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Unwrap dough and place on a sheet of parchment. Roll dough into a 15" circle. Place dough and parchment on a baking sheet.
• To prepare filling, combine berries and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; toss gently to coat. Arrange berry mixture in center of dough, leaving a 2" border. Fold edges of dough toward center, pressing gently to seal (dough will only partially cover berries).
• Combine skim milk with the egg white in a small bowl. Brush dough with milk mixture and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until pastry is golden. Let stand 30 min; cut into wedges.