Pear and Cheese Galette: A Step-by-Step Recipe with Photos

Galette with pear – an exquisite French dish that even a novice cook can prepare at home. Using the classic step-by-step recipe with detailed descriptions and photos of each preparation step, you'll surprise everyone with such a unique treat.

Pear Galette: A Classic Step-by-Step Recipe

Nutritional value per serving

235 kcal

Proteins: 11.2 g
Fats: 15.7 g
Carbohydrates: 12.1 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Time in the kitchen: 30 min
Complexity:

It's easy and straightforward to prepare, but it does require some experience. Not everyone can do it right the first time.
Number of servings: 6

In traditional French cuisine, pear galettes are presented in a wide variety of variations:

a simple classic recipe (without additional ingredients) or with the addition of spices, honey and nuts;
with fruits and berries (pear goes well with peach, apples, and any seasonal berries);
cottage cheese version (sweet pear in this dish is combined with natural cottage cheese);
The cheese version is prepared with Ricotta, blue Dor Blue cheese, delicate Brie or Camembert (with white mold), and also Gorgonzola (with blue mold).

The most popular French dish is the pear and fine cheese galette, traditionally served with white wine. We suggest you try this recipe at home, following the step-by-step instructions.

Our cheese and pear galette will be made with a simple shortcrust pastry, but if you want to make a healthy recipe, you can use any gluten-free dough recipe (without wheat flour) as a base.

To simplify the recipe as much as possible, you can make a pear galette using store-bought puff pastry.

A simple recipe for homemade pear galettes

Cottage Cheese and Pear Galette – A detailed step-by-step recipe with photos

Ingredients

Servings

Flour

250 G
Butter

125 G
Pear

3 pcs
Dor Blue cheese

80 G
Water

10 tbsp
Egg C1

1 pcs
Salt

0.5 tsp
Sugar

0.5 tbsp

Preparation

Step 1

The butter and water should be well chilled (ice cold). Ideally, these ingredients should be placed in the freezer briefly, but not until completely frozen.

We begin preparing the dough for our pear pie by sifting the flour. Roll an ice-cold block of butter in the flour and grate it.

Step 2

The butter can be grated directly into the flour using a fine grater or simply beaten together with the flour in a chopper.

Step 3

The result is a dry, buttery, floury crumb, like the one in the photo.

Step 4

Add salt, sugar and 10 tablespoons of ice water to the dry mixture.

Step 5

Knead the dough quickly so that the butter does not melt from contact with your hands.

Wrap the finished dough ball in cling film (or a bag) and place in the refrigerator for 30-40 minutes.

Step 6

Take the well-chilled dough out and roll it out into a thin crust 0.5 cm thick, as in the photo.

It's best to roll out the dough directly on parchment paper, as this will make it easier to transfer the thin dough to the baking sheet.

Step 7

Wash the pears, dry them and cut them into thin slices with the skin on.

Step 8

Sprinkle with Dor Blue cheese.

If desired, you can sprinkle the pear with a little sugar.

Step 9

We fold the edge of the galette, forming a traditional pie shape.

Step 10

Brush the edge of the dough with egg to create a nice golden brown crust.

Step 11

The pear and cheese galette should be baked in the oven for approximately 30 minutes at 180℃.

Step 12

Before serving, you can drizzle a portion of the pie with natural honey.

You shouldn't add honey before baking, as it's not recommended to expose this product to high temperatures.

You can enhance the recipe by adding your favorite spices to the filling and sprinkling the galette with sesame seeds or nuts. The dish can be served hot or cold.

We also offer you another simple homemade recipe for French galette with fruits and berries, which is sure to turn out great:

Pear and Granzola cheese are a perfect combination for true gourmets. You can find a detailed step-by-step recipe for this galette in this video:

For those looking for the simplest and quickest recipe, this puff pastry galette with Camembert cheese is perfect:

If you're looking for Lenten dishes or healthy recipes, we suggest using this gluten-free dough made with corn and almond flour. The step-by-step preparation is described in detail in this video: