Apricot galette is a dessert that can change throughout the year depending on your available, fresh ingredients. A galette is a free-form pastry usually topped with fruit. It’s also a great way to avoid making a double-crust pie. Call it “rustic” and your dessert is an instant success! I love how easy it was to pull this galette together.
I took ideas from these two recipes to create this apricot galette: the pastry from Martha Stewart’s plum galette and the apricot topping from Cooking Light’s apricot-thyme galette. You could use most any pastry recipe you prefer; Martha Stewart’s cookbook recommends pate brisee.
Apricot Galette
Be creative with galettes– the idea of a simple round of pastry baked with summer fruits—apricots, peaches, and plums are a few choices which would all turn into fantastic desserts.
Ingredients
Pastry:
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter (cold)
- 6 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup ice water
Filling:
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup peach or apricot jam
- 1 1/2 to 2 pounds fresh apricots, cut into quarters
Instructions
Process the pastry ingredients in a food processor until just combined. Form a ball with the dough and refrigerate it for an hour or overnight.
Later roll the dough out into a circle approximately 1/4 inch thick.
Combine the cornstarch and sugar; brush it on the pastry not quite to the edges.
Arrange the slices of apricots around the pastry. Start in the middle with a circular pattern and follow the circle with each layer. Fold the edges an inch or so over the fruit. Brush the fruit with the jam.
Refrigerate the galette for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake for 35-40 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 309Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 300mgCarbohydrates: 39gFiber: 2gSugar: 17gProtein: 4g
This data is provided by Nutritionix and is an estimate only.
Holly Baker started the food blog, A Baker’s House, in 2011. She is the writer, recipe creator, and photographer for the site. Holly loves to bake and shares recipes for gluten free food, canning recipes, as well as traditional desserts too. Her recipes and food photography have been highlighted by BuzzFeed, Reader’s Digest, and She Knows.
Pam Cicerello
Tuesday 15th of June 2021
I made this galette yesterday and it was delicious. I happened to have apricots and apricot jam on hand. The crust was tasty too! 😋
Holly Baker
Saturday 26th of June 2021
It is a wonderful time of year for apricots! Thanks for reminding me to bake this again.
Alderberry Hill
Friday 7th of September 2012
Thanks for linking to Make the Scene Monday..features are a little late but you are being featured later tonight none the less!
Holly @ abakershouse.com
Friday 7th of September 2012
Thank you so much! You made my day! Looking forward to stopping by to see the features tonight.Thanks again!Holly
Maria
Wednesday 29th of August 2012
Mmmm your galette looks DELICIOUS!!!!! Absolutely beautiful, and I'm sure it was really good, too! I love making galettes, I love that they are so quick and easy and always taste so good! Thanks for sharing yours!
Christine
Wednesday 29th of August 2012
Holly, this looks amazingly delicious!!!! And it looks like a piece of art!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!
Devon Riesenberg
Monday 27th of August 2012
This looks AMAZING! Beautiful pictures too, by the way. What a perfect summer treat. New follower :)
Holly @ abakershouse.com
Monday 27th of August 2012
Hi Devon, very nice to meet you! Thanks for stopping by, I hope you continue to find things you enjoy here!