galette dough

A free-formed tender flakey crust enclosing a luscious melt in your mouth succulent filling.  Leeks and kale marry with gruyere and rich mascarpone making the perfect balance of decadent and wholesome!

Savory Leek Galette 

¼ cups, 145 grams, all purpose flour

¼ cup, 26 grams, rye or wheat flour

teaspoon sugar

¾ teaspoon salt

unsalted butter,

water

vinegar (white

kale,

garlic,

leeks,

olive oil

salt

fresh sage, minced

parsley,

eggs, beaten

teaspoon anchovy paste (optional can sub miso paste)

dijon mustard

lemon juice

black pepper

3-4 oz Comte

mascarpone

Pulse flours, sugar, and salt in food processor to mix.

Add chilled butter pieces.  Pulse 3-4 times until butter is still the size of pinto beans.  Dump mixture out into a bowl.  Place the bowl in the fridge for about 15 minutes to get it cold.

Remove from fridge.  Add vinegar and the ice water.  Gently, carefully mix the dough just until it seems well distributed.  It will be very craggy and may have dry flour bits.

Dump the dough onto a piece of parchment or plastic wrap.  Form dough together, as best as you can, into about a 4 x 4-inch square.  Wrap up and place in the fridge for 45 minutes.

Roll out into a rectangle approximately 5 x 11.  Fold the pastry in thirds widthwise, like a business letter, resulting in 3 layers of dough.

Turn the short end toward you and repeat step 6 two more times.

After the third turn fold the dough in half.  Refrigerate for one hour or up to 3 days.

Rest the dough for 20 minutes at room temperature before rolling out.

Set oven to 425 degrees.  If using a pizza stone or cast iron pan, place in the oven now while preheating.

Saute&#8217; kale, garlic and leeks in olive oil with the 1/4 teaspoon of salt over medium heat for about 8 minutes.  Turn off heat and cover with a lid for 5-10 more minutes until tender.  Add sage and parsley.  Set aside.

Meanwhile in another bowl combine eggs, anchovy paste, dijon, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper.

Roll out dough on a piece of parchment to 1/8 of an inch thick and in an approximate 14&#8243; circle. Trim the edges of the dough with a sharp knife to allow them to puff up.

Spread mascarpone cheese on the rolled out circle, all but the outer 2 inches.

Lay filling and grated gruyere cheese on top of the mascarpone.

Whisk together egg wash.  Brush the outside 2 inches of dough with the wash.

Fold the outer 2 inches of dough in over the filling, overlapping dough every 2-3 inches gently pinching just enough to secure.

Pour the seasoned beaten egg mixture evenly over the filling.

Carefully transfer, lifting the parchment and galette onto the stone, cast iron or baking sheet.  Sliding onto a pizza peel or cutting board can help with the transfer.

Bake 10 minutes then turn oven down to 375 and bake another 25-35 minutes until puffed and the crust is golden.  Cool 20 minutes before cutting.

Leek and Kale Filling and Galette Assembly 

Looks easy and delicious! The pictures make me drool!

I made this yesterday with readymade vegan puff and it's delicious! I was pretty careless and it still turned out great—I didn't notice the miso wasn't mixed into the egg mixture until I'd poured it out, and 1/4 of the egg liquid also dripped out of the galette.

I made this today and WOW!
It turned out so delicious.
Thank you so much for this amazing blog that you are sharing. Really appreciate you.

Have made this twice now with a frozen, gluten free pie crust, and although it’s a bit of a stretch from the original galette recipe, it is still incredibly flavorful and delicious. Great for leftovers as well, since the recipe is enough for 2 pies.

Tasty flavor combination! I made this today and changed the crust recipe to work entirely with whole wheat einkorn flour. Will definitely make again.

I am so impressed w the crust! I have made puff pastry and it’s so labor and time consuming I always just buy frozen. This crust is awesome!  I made the recipe as written except I added thin slices of potato into the kale/leek mixture while it rested off heat 
Great!

This was a HIT at brunch! So tasty. I can’t wait to make this one again.

Made the Leek and Kale Galette last night for dinner not only was it easy and enjoyable to make but it tasted absolutely delicious ... the whole family enjoyed it. 
I served it with the Arugula Basil and Blackberry salad which was also amazing ... not a thing left on anyone's plate !  I'm loving your blog ... thank you !

I have made this recipe as written and then with frozen puff pastry. Both were delish!  For me, I am not sure the extra time/work of making the rough puff makes enough of a difference but it was fun to do it once?  I LOVE the filling!!!  Sometimes I add a little bit of minced preserved lemon for an extra flavor punch. Thanks for another great recipe.

Thanks Tonia! I went ahead and made it using a different rye crust recipe and leeks, kale and garlic fresh from my garden as well as eggs from our chickens. It’s fabulous! Great flavors. My family loved it. Can’t wait to make it again using the provided crust recipe now that the confusion has been resolved!  😊

Just made this and absolutely loved it, the pastry was so lovely and flakey and a wonderful filling….. will make again many times now I know how to do it!  Thank you for your recipes - I look forward to looking thru the new ones each Saturday!

I sent my husband to the store for gruyere and he came back with gorgonzola. I thought a cup of that would be way too strong, so I used 1/4 c of the gorgonzola and supplemented with 3/4 c mozzarella. It ended up with a hint of blue cheese flavor. I noticed the mascarpone, which I've never had before, is an extremely bland cheese (and at my store, I had to buy a pint). Would substituting regular cream cheese work or would it melt too easily?

It took longer than the recommended time for the pastry to brown at all, and the total "puffing" was minimal. Did I do something wrong? I did cut the edges with a sharp knife as recommended. The extra 10 min or so to brown at all meant the filling was a little overcooked. However, it all still tasted good.

Thank you very much. I am so excited to share this with the family. Merry Christmas!

Made this for dinner and it was totally amazing. I nearly doubled the amount of filling (the stirred fried greens part) just because I had the ingredients, but everything still fit with the same amount of pie crust dough - it was just that the edges didn’t fold over as much as a result which I was ok with. I also used collard and chard instead of kale because that’s what I had. A 12-in cast iron pan was perfect for the job.

This galette dough is perfectly flaky, with a bit of whole wheat flour for an added nutty flavor. It's a go to for both sweet and savory galettes!

Whole Wheat Galette Dough

all-purpose flour

whole wheat flour

¼ teaspoon cider vinegar

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, ½ cup whole wheat flour, and ½ teaspoon kosher salt. Turn on the stand mixer to low with the paddle attachment, and slowly add 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (cut into small chunks). Mix until the dough is crumbly with small bits of butter chunks. (Alternately, mix the butter into the dough using a pastry cutter.)

In a small bowl, add water with several ice cubes. In another bowl, combine 1 egg yolk, ¼ teaspoon cider vinegar, and 5 tablespoons of the ice water, and whisk with a fork to combine. Turn the mixer on to low and slowly pour the liquid mixture into the stand mixer until the dough comes together.

Remove the dough from the bowl and knead once or twice until the dough is smooth. Divide the dough into two pieces, wrap in plastic wrap, and rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. If only using one dough, the other can be frozen in plastic wrap for later use.

This easy vegan plum galette is light, fruit-forward, whole grain &amp; low in sugar. No fussy crust—just pile on the fruit! Works with any seasonal fruit.

Easy Plum Galette 

all-purpose wheat flour

white whole wheat flour

brown sugar

salt (optional)

vegan butter sticks (i.e., Miyoko’s Creamery, Earth Balance), cut into cubes

pounds ripe plums, unpeeled, thinly sliced (about 1 quart)

corn starch

cinnamon

almonds

To make the dough, place the all-purpose flour and white whole wheat flour in a mixing bowl. Add brown sugar and salt. Blend with a fork or pastry blender until dry ingredients are well combined. (If desired, you can use an electric mixer.) 

Add the chilled, cubed vegan butter and mix with pastry blender or electric mixer until dough becomes crumbly.

Sprinkle evenly with ice water and mix again for 1-2 minutes (do not overmix) until it creates a smooth dough that pulls away from the sides of bowl.

Divide bowl into two equal round balls and place them in the refrigerator to rest for 30 minutes. 

Meanwhile, prepare plum filling. Add sliced plums to a medium mixing bowl.

Mix the brown sugar, corn starch, cinnamon into the plums, and stir well. 

Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Place a square section (about 9 inches) of parchment paper on the counter, and place one dough ball in the center of the paper. Roll out the dough with a floured rolling pin in a rough circle shape, until dough is thin and creates an approximately 8-inch circle. (Note: the circle doesn’t have to be perfectly round! The rustic quality of this dessert means you want some rough edges.) Repeat with the second dough ball.

Place the dough circles on parchment paper on a baking sheet. 

Divide the plum filling among the two dough circles. Spoon the plum filling over the dough, leaving about a 1-inch border along the outside of the dough circle. If there is juice from the plums left in the bowl, do not use it. Fold over the 1-inch border of the dough towards the center of each galette to create an irregularly shaped rim. Repeat with the second dough circle.

Sprinkle the galettes evenly with toppings: almonds, brown sugar, and cinnamon. 

Place the filled crusts with plum filling in the oven on the top rack and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown. 

Remove, slice each galette into 4 slices, and serve immediately. 

What an amazing, easy recipe! I have made this twice now. I used peaches the second time. I'll be making this recipe again!

This rustic French pastry is easy to make using butter, ice water, all-purpose flour, and salt. This dough works with both sweet and savory galette recipes.

How to Make Galette Dough

sugar

table salt

unsalted butter (cubed)

milk

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, salt, and optional sugar (use sugar for sweet galettes and omit for savory galettes). Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut in the cubes of butter until they are crumbly and pea sized.

Mix in the ice cold water one tablespoon at a time, stirring with a spoon until a cohesive ball of dough forms. It is ready when the dough can hold together on its own but it will still have some crumbly pieces.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap or foil and let rest in the fridge for 30 minutes. This allows the dough to hydrate and the butter to chill.

Remove the dough from the fridge. On a baking mat or lightly floured surface, roll out the dough until it is roughly 12x12 inches. It does not need to be a perfect circle.

Transfer the dough to a parchment paper lined baking sheet (parchment paper is optional but makes cleanup easier). Place the filling in the center, leaving two inches of dough uncovered around the outside.

Fold the dough in over just the edge of the filling, pinching overlapping edges together as needed. This keeps the filling from spilling out during baking.

Optional egg wash: Make an egg wash by whisking together one egg yolk with 1 tablespoon milk (water works in a pinch). Brush it on the edges of the galette crust before baking. This results in a more golden and crispy crust.

Bake at 425F for 25-30 minutes, until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbling. Let the galette cool on a cooling rack for at least an hour before slicing.

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This easy galette dough guide is perfect for beginner bakers because galette crust is like a rustic, more-forgiving pie crust. You can use this recipe for sweet and savory galettes.

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