Pear Gallette Food

PEAR GALETTE

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat.
• Sprinkle work surface with flour. Roll out dough to a 14-inch round, about 1/4-inch thick. Transfer dough to prepared baking sheet and refrigerate until ready to use, up to 1 hour.
• In a small bowl, mix together cornstarch, sugar and salt. In a large bowl gently toss together pears and cornstarch mixture until evenly coated. Mound pear mixture on top of dough, leaving a 4-inch border all the way around. Fold dough over pear mixture, overlapping where necessary and gently pressing to adhere the folds. Transfer galette to refrigerator and let chill, 20 to 30 minutes
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, beat egg. Brush edges of dough with egg, and sprinkle edges with sanding sugar. Dot top of galette with butter. Transfer to oven and bake until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbling, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, place apricot jam in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until heated through; strain through a mesh sieve set over a bowl. Remove baking sheet from oven and transfer to a wire rack; brush heated jam over pears. Let cool briefly before serving warm or at room temperature.

PEAR CRANBERRY GALETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Lightly coat baking sheet with non stick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, mix together flour and salt.
• While stirring flour mixture briskly with fork, drizzle in oil a little at a time, stirring until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add almond extract and water a tablespoon at a time, adding just enough water for tough to come together.
• Shape dough into a disc.
• Wrap in in waxed paper or plastic; refrigerate one hour or until firm.
• While dough chills, peel pears and slice in half lengthwise.
• Core pears by cutting a V-shaped wedge lengthwise from the center of the cut side of each pear.
• Place the pear halves in a bowl of water mixed with a little lemon juice.
• On baking sheet, roll out dough int a rectangle.
• Drain pears and and slice thinly.
• Insert knife blade under the slices and lift onto dough.
• Repeat with remaining slices.
• Fold dough edges up and over pears about a 1/2 inch or so to form a border.
• You can leave the edge plain or notch or flute it like you would a pie crust if you choose to make it look fancy.
• This is an open fruit cake so Pears will not be entirely covered by dough.
• Sprinkle pears with Splenda.
• Brush pears with melted preserves.
• Sprinkle pears with cranberries and slivered almonds if using.
• Bake at 350ºF 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Slice into squares to serve.
• Can be served warm or room temperature.

RUSTIC CRANBERRY-PEAR GALETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Coat pizza pan or baking sheet with nontstick cooking spray, then set aside.
• Set aside 1 teaspoon sugar, then, in a medium bowl, combine remaining sugar, cornstarch & cinnamon, blending well.
• Add pears, cranberries & vanilla extract & toss to coat.
• Remove crust from pouch, then unfold it, remove plastic sheets & place it on the prepared baking sheet.
• Spoon pear mixture in center of crust to within 2 inches of the edge.
• Fold edge of crust 2 inches over pear mixture & crimp slightly.
• In a small bowl, combine egg white & water & whisk until well blended.
• Brush egg wash onto outer edges of pie crust & sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar.
• Bake 25 minutes or until pears are tender & crust is golden brown. If edges brown too quickly, covere with foil after 15 minutes of baking.
• Cool on wire rack at least 30 minutes.

FALL PEAR GALETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• To prepare galette, line a jelly roll pan with foil, and coat foil with cooking spray. Roll dough into an 11-inch circle; place on baking sheet. Sprinkle crust with cheese, leaving a 1-inch border.
• Combine pears, juice, and nutmeg in a large bowl; toss well. Add brown sugar and flour; toss gently. Arrange fruit on dough leaving a 2-inch border. (Pears will be piled high on dough.) Fold edges of dough toward center, pressing gently to seal (dough will only partially cover pears). Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until crust is lightly browned (filling may leak slightly during cooking). Cool galette on a wire rack.
• To prepare caramel, heat granulated sugar in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves, stirring as needed to dissolve sugar evenly (about 4 minutes). Cook 1 minute or until golden. Remove from heat. Drizzle over galette.

PEAR GALLETTE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F
• 2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk to mix.
• 3. Add butter, and cut with two butter knives to make a sandy texture.
• 4. Add vanilla and maple syrup, mix with knives.
• 5. Test to see if dough will come together. If not, add ice water 1 T at a time and mix until dough forms, kneading as few times as possible to form a ball.
• 6. Wrap dough in parchment paper and refrigerate 30 minutes
• 7. Place dough on a lightly floured sheet of parchment paper. Lightly flour the top of the pastry, cover with another sheet of parchment and roll out to a 11-inch circle, turning and flipping the dough to get an even surface. If the dough starts to stick, peel back the parchment and add a touch more flour to the surface.
• 8. Refrigerate dough circle on a parchment lined sheet tray 15 minutes.
• 9. Prepare pears: peel, quarter, core, and cut into thin slices lengthwise. Toss in lemon juice.
• 10. Assemble: leaving a 2 1/2 inch margin around the edge, arrange pears in the center. Pull up crust in sections to cover the edge of the pears. Don't worry if the crust breaks. Gently pinch the crust back together where it splits. Sprinkle with 1-2 T coconut sugar. Refrigerate for another 30 minutes.
• 11. Bake 45 min at 350°F until pears are cooked and the Galette is golden brown. Cool on a rack. Optional: dust with powdered sugar to serve.

CHAI SPICED PEAR GALETTE

Steps:

• For the pie dough: Combine the flour and salt in a food processor. Add the butter cubes and yogurt and pulse until pea-size bits of butter remain.
• Add the vodka to the food processor and pulse until the dough pulls together. Do not over process.
• Remove the dough from the machine and form into 2 disks. Do not over knead, just barely bring the dough together. Flatten each disk and wrap tightly with plastic to rest and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour minimum.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F with a rack in the center.
• For the chai spice mix: In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon, cardamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Mix to combine and set aside.
• In a small saucepot, combine the brown sugar, honey, lemon juice, vanilla paste, 1 tablespoon of the chai spice mix and 1/4 cup water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. When the sugar has completely dissolved, turn off the heat. Whisk until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• When ready to use, pull 1 disk from the refrigerator (save the other disk for another use). Lightly flour the counter. Roll out the pie dough into a 1/4-inch-thick round. (Because the galette is freeform, the dough doesn't have to be exactly round.) Transfer the dough round to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Trim the top and bottom of each pear and cut in half lengthwise. Using a spoon or melon scooper, remove the core and seeds. Place the flat side of the pear on the cutting board and slice lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• Place the pear slices on top of dough, overlapping slightly. Keep the filling flat and compact, leaving a 3-inch border on all sides so you can fold the edges over the filling.
• Drizzle enough syrup over the pears so they are all coated, but stop if the syrup is leaking out from under the fruit and onto the pastry. Fold the dough over the pears, overlapping where necessary and gently pressing to adhere the folds. Add more syrup to the center if desired.
• Transfer the sheet pan and galette to the refrigerator to chill for 20 minutes. In a small bowl, beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water to make an egg wash.
• Just before the galette is ready to go into the oven, sprinkle the exposed fruit with walnuts. Use a pastry brush to brush the pie dough with egg wash and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
• Bake the galette on the center rack at 425 degrees F for 10 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until the crust is golden brown and feels firm to the touch, about 20 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
• When completely cool and ready to serve, garnish with a drizzle of honey over the entire galette, crust and all.

RUSTIC PEAR AND APPLE GALETTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Mix the flour, sugar and salt.
• Add the cold butter and cut with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
• Slowly add the ice water just until it comes together in a dough.
• Loosely gather the dough into a ball and wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate while prepping fruit.
• Thinly slice the apples and pears and toss with lemon juice, brown sugar, flour and spices.
• Take the dough out and gently pat onto a lightly greased pizza pan or baking sheet.
• Lay the fruit out in overlapping circles or rows in the middle of the pastry.
• Fold up the edges to create a rim, pinching the dough together where it meets.
• Dot with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until browned and crispy on the bottom.
• Serve with ice cream or topped with whip cream.