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Cherry Galette with Almond Pastry Crust
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Resting Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 55 mins
 
This recipe for rustic cherry galette with almond pastry is easy to make and delicious for dessert with ice cream or whipped cream.
Course: Desserts/Sweets
Cuisine: French, American
Keyword: Pie, Easy Recipes, summer desserts, fruit desserts, almonds, tart, pastry, Pastry Crust, easy desserts
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 529 kcal
Ingredients
Almond Pastry Dough:
  • ½ cup sliced almonds toasted
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 8 ounces chilled unsalted butter cut into cubes
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • 4 to 6 tablespoon ice water as needed
Cherry Filling:
  • 3 ½ cups pitted sweet cherries fresh or frozen
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • Zest from 1 orange
  • 1 egg beaten
  • Turbinado sugar
Instructions
  1. Freeze the butter cubes for 15 minutes before starting.
  2. Place the almonds in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times until coarsely chopped. Add the flour, sugar, and salt to the food processor bowl. Add the semi-frozen butter cubes and pulse together with the flour until the butter chunks in the flour are about the size of peas. Add the lemon juice and 4 tablespoons of water, drizzling over the flour as evenly as you can, and pulse the mixture again to get the dough to come together. You may need to add more water to get to this stage. (Alternatively, you can mix by hand using a pastry cutter or your fingers to cut the butter into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbles. Then mix in the lemon juice and enough water to bring the dough together.)
  3. Transfer the dough to a counter dusted with flour and shape the dough into a disk. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least thirty minutes before using. You can also do this step a day ahead of time.
  4. When you’re ready to assemble the galette, let the pastry sit out on the counter for 5 minutes just to soften slightly.
  5. Pre-heat the oven to 425°F.
  6. Roll the pastry out into an 11-inch circle about ¼-inch thick. Transfer the circle to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
  7. In a medium bowl, combine the pitted cherries, sugar, cornstarch and orange zest. Immediately place the fruit in the middle of the pastry circle, leaving a 2 to 3-inch border around the edge of the circle. Fold the edges of the pastry up around the cherry filling, pressing the pasty slightly so it stays in place. The center of the cherries should still be exposed.
  8. Brush the pastry with the egg wash and sprinkle with a little turbinado or sanding sugar.
  9. Bake at 425°F for about 35 minutes, until the pastry is nicely browned, and the cherries are bubbling.
  10. Let cool for at least 20 minutes before serving. Serve warm or room temperature with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Garnish with toasted almonds if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Cherry Galette with Almond Pastry Crust
Amount Per Serving (1 of 6 slices)
Calories 529 Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Fat 36g55%
Saturated Fat 20g100%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 11g
Cholesterol 109mg36%
Sodium 210mg9%
Potassium 292mg8%
Carbohydrates 48g16%
Fiber 4g16%
Sugar 21g23%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 1036IU21%
Vitamin C 6mg7%
Calcium 52mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.