What is Galette or Crostata?
Galette is a word used in French cuisine, and similarly, Crostata in Italian cuisine means a flat round cake or rustic pastry with hand-folded edges. The best part that I love about the galettes is that once you have the pie dough or pie crust ready, you can fill it with almost anything, sweet or savory. I recommend using in-season fruits to get the best results. Having said that, you are free to use frozen fruits too. Some of my favorite sweet galettes are Strawberry Galette, peach galette, apple galette, mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) galette, blueberry pecan galette, blueberry peach galette, or galettes filled with rhubarb, figs, apricots, etc… Oh, I can go on. I am not naming these just like that. I have tried most of these. My family has a sweet tooth, you see 🙂 And when it comes to savory galettes, I love cherry tomato and cheese galettes, zucchini galettes, heirloom tomato galettes, etc.
Why Blueberry Galette?
Berries are one of my favorite fruits. They are pretty with a sweet and tart flavor combination, and above all, my son loves berries. These are packed with antioxidants, vitamin C, and vitamin K. If you follow my blog, you will know how much I love making desserts with berries. Strawberry Blueberry Panna Cotta - an American flag dessert or patriotic dessert and Easy Homemade Blackberry Breakfast Bars are one of the most popular recipes on my blog prepared using berries. And coming to the dough to make a galette… I love to make pastry dough or pie crust from scratch. It is one of the easiest recipes to try when you start baking. But if you want a quick dessert, feel free to use store-bought pie crust or dough. There are tons of brands that sell excellent pie crusts. Use your favorite ones.
Are you a puff pastry lover?
If yes, you can also make these galettes using puff pastry sheets. You don’t need a pie pan to prepare this dessert. A flat baking surface such as a cookie sheet or pizza pan is sufficient. This dessert can be served as it is or with some vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
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Ingredients for Blueberry Galette or Crostata
For the pastry dough or pie crust
All-purpose Flour - is the main ingredient in the pastry dough. We do not want to overmix the flour with water. Cold Butter cubes - Helps in making the dough rich, buttery, and flaky. I have used unsalted butter. Skip salt in the recipe if you are using salted butter. Salt - Helps in balancing the flavors. Skip salt if you are using salted butter. Sugar - Adds a hint of sweetness to the pie dough. Optional. Ice cold water - Helps prevent the dough from warming up, thus softening or melting the butter. If the butter softens, the pie crust will not be light and flaky when baked.
For the Galette filling
Blueberries - use fresh or thawed frozen blueberries in the recipe. You can also use other berries or seasonal fruits if blueberries are not available. Corn starch - helps in thickening the filling as it bakes. Sugar - adjust to taste, depending on the sweetness of berries. Vanilla extract - adds fruity/floral flavors to the filling. A pinch of Salt balances the flavors and highlights the sweetness of the mixture. Zest of lemon or lime for a fresh citrus fragrance. Juice of lemon or lime for flavor. Use freshly squeezed or store-bought lemon juice.
Other Ingredients
Egg for egg wash helps in giving the galette crust its signature golden brown color upon baking. For the eggless version, you can brush with cream or whole milk or water. Turbinado Sugar or Coarse Sugar to sprinkle on top gives a nice sweet crunch to the pie pastry crust. Ice cream for serving if desired.
Refer to the recipe card for a complete list of ingredients and their exact amounts.
Step by Step Recipe
Step 1 - Prepare the pastry dough or pie crust. If using store-bought pie crust, skip this step. Step 2 - Prepare the filling. In a bowl, add blueberries, cornstarch, sugar, vanilla extract, salt, lemon zest, and lemon juice, and toss. Step 3 - Assemble the galettes and bake. Roll out the pie pastry dough to about 1/16 to ⅛th inch thick. Carefully transfer this to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Add the blueberry filling (from Step 2) at the center of the rolled-out dough, leaving 1 inch on the edges so that it can be folded up to encase the filling. Gently fold the crust edges up in an overlapping fashion and pleat the dough. Step 4 - Bake the galette. Brush the folded galette crust with egg wash and sprinkle it with sugar. Bake until the crust is golden brown and the fruit is bubbly. Rustic Blueberry Galette is ready. Serve with a scoop of ice cream and enjoy.
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