This spiced plum galette is the perfect way to say good-bye to summer and welcome fall flavors!
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Got plums?! My husband brought home a HUGE box of plums from a customer of his.
We are so blessed! But what do I do with all these plums!
Since we’re “temporarily” living in a camper, all my canning supplies are in our storage unit which is packed floor to ceiling. So I can’t do any canning or make jam. Not that I would if I could reach my canning stuff but that’s the excuse I’m telling myself.
I decided to make a delicious spiced plum galette instead. YUM! It was a good decision!
I will admit, I’ve never used plums in baking before. I’ve never had a large enough quantity to. As with most fresh fruit at our house, it gets eaten well before I can bake with it. This time we ate about half the box and I realized, we’re not going to be able to eat all these without having serious repercussions! If you know what I mean!
I was kinda excited to see what it would taste like. I love galettes! They are so easy! Years ago I found the best recipe for galettes in Food & Wine magazine. I’ve used that crust recipe ever since and it’s never let me down!
Why you’ll love it!
Aside from the taste, it’s a great way to use excess plums! and it’s super fast & easy because it’s a galette! You don’t have to mess with pie pans and fancy edges. This is just a rustic, freeform, pie basically. In fact, galette is a French term literally meaning freeform rustic tart, you may be more familiar with or have heard it by it’s Italian name, they call it a crostata. Either way, you are going to love how rustically beautiful this turns out! My favorite part about a galette or crostata is the filling to crust ratio! YUM!
What you need to make this:
Plum Galette
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 stick Butter Unsalted, and cubed
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream
- 1 T Cream optional for crust wash
- 1 T Course Sugar optional for sprinkling on crust
Filling:
- 6-8 Tart Plums or Pluots pitted and sliced
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 1/8 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Orange or Lemon Zest
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp Flour or Corn Starch
Instructions
For the Crust:
- Mix together flour, sugar, and salt in large bowl.
- Add cubed butter with a pastry cutter until mixture is crumbly.
- Add sour cream and mix together.
- Gather dough into a ball, flatten into a disc shape, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour before rolling out.
For the Filling:
- In a medium bowl mix the cinnamon, lemon juice, orange/lemon zest, vanilla, and flour/cornstarch, then add the sliced plums.
Prepare the Galette
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Remove the pie dough from refrigerator. Let stand for 5 minutes. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 13 inches around and as even as possible.
- Place dough on parchment paper.
- Arrange plum slices in center of dough leaving about a 2 inches of dough uncovered around the edges. When all the plums are arranged, fold the empty dough up toward the center.
- Optional: brush with heavy cream and sprinkle with course sugar.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes until crust is golden brown. Let cool slightly before serving.
Notes
They turned out fantastic! I hope you enjoy! Try the recipe, take a picture, post and tag @birdandpoppy2016 or leave a comment below and tell me what you think! I can’t wait to hear from you!
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