Nectarine and Blueberry Galette

- Total Time
- 1½ hours, plus cooling
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Ingredients
- 6 to 8tablespoons/80 to 100 grams sugar, depending on the sweetness of the fruit
- ½teaspoon lemon zest
- Seeds from ½ vanilla bean (or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 1tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 2medium nectarines (about ¾ pound/340 grams), pitted and sliced into ½-inch slices
- 1¼cups/180 grams blueberries
- 1tablespoon lemon juice
- 1recipe all-butter pie crust, chilled
- 1egg, beaten
- ¾teaspoon turbinado sugar
- Pinch of flaky salt
To Finish
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat oven to 400 degrees, and position a rack in the lower third of the oven. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Step 2
Combine sugar, lemon zest and vanilla in a large bowl. Use your fingertips to rub the zest and seeds (or extract) into the sugar. Add the flour and salt and stir to combine. Add the nectarines, blueberries and lemon juice, but don’t stir quite yet.
- Step 3
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 12-inch round just under ¼-inch thick. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet.
- Step 4
Stir the filling to combine, then pile all the fruit in the center of the dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Press the fruit gently to make sure there are no large open pockets. Fold the edges of the dough up and over the fruit and press gently to seal the folds.
- Step 5
Put the whole baking sheet into the freezer, and chill the formed galette until the dough is very firm, about 15 minutes. Brush dough with the beaten egg, and sprinkle with sugar and salt. Bake until deep golden brown and the juices are bubbling, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.
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Am i the only person who does not have room in her freezer for an entire baking sheet? Can someone suggest an alternative?
I make it in an iron skillet lined with parchment paper. When it’s done, I lift it out of the skillet and slide it onto a pie plate.
Chilling the dough helps relax the gluten and keep the galette from spreading too much when it hits the heat.....it also helps the dough absorb any moisture.
Hi! Alternatively you can just chill the dough for an hour. Then roll, fill, and bake.
Found this recipe as I had a ton of nectarines to use up and it was excellent! I used 3 medium nectarines and 3/4 cup frozen mixed berries (I did not thaw them at all). To account for extra juice from frozen, I added 1tsp of cornstarch to the sugar mix and spread a thin layer of almond flour on the crust (I used Trader Joe’s frozen pie crust) before laying down the fruits. No soggy bottoms here! As others suggested, I cut back on the sugar to 4 .5 tbsps. So quick and easy! I will make again.
Made this today exactly as written. Slid the galette onto a plate (on parchment) so it would fit in the freezer. Delicious and easy!