Peach Galette: A Step-by-Step Recipe with Photos for Homemade Use

Peach galette – a simple to prepare yet incredibly delicious dish that's perfect served with tea or coffee. Today, we'll tell you how to make a classic version of sweet peach pie at home and offer a detailed step-by-step recipe with detailed photos and videos of each step.

Peach Galette: A Classic Step-by-Step Recipe

Nutritional value per serving

397 kcal

Proteins: 6.2 g
Fats: 23.1 g
Carbohydrates: 39.0 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Time in the kitchen: 20 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

A galette is a traditional French round open pie with distinctively folded edges. Galettes can be baked using unleavened, puff, yeast, cottage cheese, or shortcrust pastry.

Interesting fact! Scientists believe that the dish's name comes from either the French word "galette" (a round flatbread) or the older Old French "galet" (a boulder).

Depending on the filling, a galette can be sweet or savory (for example: with potatoes and mushrooms, feta cheese and tomatoes, cottage cheese and herbs, chicken and cheese, vegetables and ricotta). Sweet galettes can be filled with a wide variety of ingredients:

pear + cheese;
apples;
nectarines or peaches;
apricots;
plums;
strawberry;
raspberry;
cherry;
rhubarb + strawberries;
chokeberry;
cranberry + cottage cheese;
wild berries.

You can complement a galette with apples, plums, or pears with frozen strawberries or wild berries, creating your own unique flavor combination. Keep in mind that frozen berries don't need to be defrosted first; they will thaw naturally during baking.

Keep in mind that the calorie content of the dish will depend on the type of dough used, the sweetness of the fruit, and the presence of additional sugar.

Today we'll tell you how to make delicious shortcrust pastry for a peach galette at home. Shortcrust pastry is quite easy to work with, so even those just starting out in the kitchen will love this delicious pie recipe.

Homemade Sweet Peach Galette

Peach Galette – A detailed step-by-step recipe with photos

Ingredients

Servings

Flour

170 G
Butter

90 G
Peach

2 pcs
Water

3 tbsp
Cornstarch

1 tbsp
Salt

1 pinch
Sugar

4.5 tbsp
Vanilla sugar

8 G

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1 – preparing shortcrust pastry.

Sift the flour and add a pinch of salt, vanilla sugar, and 3 tablespoons of regular sugar. Stir the dry mixture until smooth.

Step 2

Grate the well-chilled butter on a coarse grater.

Tip! When working with shortcrust pastry, it's important to get the right amount of butter shavings. To achieve this, you can briefly place a block of butter in the freezer.

Step 3

Making butter shavings can require some skill. You can simply mix the grated butter thoroughly with flour by hand, or you can periodically dip the block into the flour as you grate.

As a result, you should get dry oil shavings of a fine fraction, as in the photo.

Step 4

Add 3 tablespoons of ice water and knead the dough with your hands until it becomes soft and elastic.

The water should not just be chilled, but very cold, so you can also put it in the freezer for a couple of minutes, but not until it freezes.

Step 5

Wrap the finished ball of dough in cling film and place in the refrigerator for 40-60 minutes.

Step 6

Step 2 – preparing the filling.

We used 2 medium-sized peaches to make the galette, but if your peaches are smaller, you may need 3.

Wash the fragrant fruit, dry it with a paper towel, remove the pit, and cut the flesh into large wedges. Peeling the skin is optional, as it will give the dish a more attractive appearance.

Step 7

In a small bowl, combine 1.5 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. This mixture will add sweetness to the pie and help retain the moisture that will be released from the peaches during baking.

Step 8

Coat the sliced peaches thoroughly with the sugar-starch mixture.

Step 9

Step 3 – forming the pie.

We take the cooled shortcrust pastry out of the refrigerator and roll it out immediately on baking parchment into a layer 3-4 mm thick.

The diameter of the cake should be larger than the diameter of the roasting pan, since the edges of the galette will curl up.

Step 10

Place the filling in the center of the dough.

Place the peach as shown in the photo, leaving a couple of centimeters from the outer edge.

Step 11

We fold the edge over and pinch it slightly so that our peach galette acquires the classic look typical of the dish.

Step 12

Sprinkle the edge of the pie with additional sugar.

Step 13

Step 4 – baking the biscuit.

To ensure the galette is golden brown but still soft enough, the oven should be preheated to 180℃Average baking time – 37-40 minutes, but the exact cooking time depends on the characteristics of your equipment.

For subscribers interested in healthy recipes, we also share a step-by-step guide on how to make a delicious Lenten galette with canned peaches and frozen berries. Watch the simple, detailed recipe in this video: