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Pear Berry Galette

Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Author Eva Kosmas Flores

Ingredients

Crust

  • 3 1/2 Cups Flour
  • 1 Cup Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Water
  • 3 Teaspoons Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Honey
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 3/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg

Filling

  • 4 Pears
  • 1 Pint Pink Gooseberries
  • 1 Pint Marionberries or Blackberries
  • 1/2 Pint Raspberries
  • 1 Egg whisked
  • 1/2 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons plus 1 Teaspoon Cornstarch
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tablespoon Butter
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  1. Begin by making the crust. Mix together all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Then cut the butter into pea-sized pieces over the dry ingredients. Add the water and honey to the bowl and knead the dough together with your hands until all of the ingredients are well-blended together and there are no chunks of butter left in the dough. Shape the dough into a ball, cover, and refrigerate it.
  2. Now you can make the filling. Fill a medium-sized bowl with water and add the lemon juice to the water. Peel the pears and cut them into 1/4 inch thick slices, making sure to cut out the cores. Place the slices in the lemon water as soon as you slice them, as this will help keep them from browning. Set them aside.

  3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Take the dough out of the refrigerator and place it on a well-floured surface. Roll it out into a circular shape until it is about 1/3 inch thick. Transfer it onto a well-greased baking pan and set it aside.
  4. Mix together all of the dry ingredients in a large flat bowl until completely blended. Drain the pear slices and pat them dry with a paper towel. Add the pear slices, berries, and vanilla extract to the bowl and toss them in the dry ingredients until they are evenly coated in the sugary mixture. Pour the filling onto the middle of the crust, leaving at least 3 inches of crust-space around the filling.
  5. Fold the edges up over the filling and tear off any extra crust so that the crust border is no more than 4 inches wide, (this way you can expose more of the pretty filling). Cut up the teaspoon of butter into pea-sized pieces and evenly distribute them over the exposed surface of the filling. Place the galette in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, then remove it and lightly brush some of the whisked egg over the exposed surfaces of the crust. Place the galette back in the oven and bake for another 30 minutes, or until the crust is a nice and shiny golden brown. Remove the galette from the oven and allow it to cool for 45 minutes before serving.