I am not a pie maker. Pie crusts are just too fussy for me and I don’t have the patience to make a pie. They are SO much work! That’s why I am in love with this Galette recipe! It’s WAY easier than making a pie and I think the end result is actually more delicious than pie! Give it a try and I’m pretty sure you will agree. If you’ve never heard of a galette before it’s basically just a freeform crust that is less fussy than a tart or pie. It’s more rustic!
For this recipe you’ll need a good paring knife and a chef’s knife. I used my Calphalon SharpIN knives which are self sharpening and sharpen themselves each time you remove them from the knife block. That means your knives will stay sharp for a lifetime and you’ll never have to worry about prepping food with a dull knife again!
Before you begin place a stick of unsalted butter in the freezer to chill. With your paring knife slice up 2 cups of strawberries and 2 ripe peaches.
Combine your sliced fruit in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Give it a good toss and set it aside.
Next your going to make your galette crust. Whisk together 1 and 1/2 cups flour, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Next take your stick of butter out of the freezer. Using your paring knife cut small chunks of butter off until the entire stick is added into your flour mixture. Mix with your hands (or a pastry cutter) until the mixture looks like pea size crumbs.
Now add 1/4 cup of ice water (I put ice in my water while mixing the dough and then measure it out once I’m ready to add it) to the flour mixture. Stir it with a fork until the dough is moistened. If it still seems too dry then add up to 2 additional tablespoons of ice water.
Next gently knead the dough until it all comes together. Shape it into a small, thick disk like I show above. Then wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Now preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat baking mat. Set aside.
Next on a lightly floured surface roll your dough out until it reaches a 12” circle. If desired you can trim around the edge with your paring knife to make it look cleaner. I just patted in the edges and chose not to trim them.
Now transfer it to your prepared baking sheet. Then spoon the fruit (no juices) onto the dough in the center, leaving a 2″ border around the fruit.
Then gently fold up the edge all around, overlapping them as needed. Press gently to seal the edges. Now add 1-2 tablespoons of the juices to the top. If you add too much juice it will ooze all over and make your crust soggy.
Then brush the crust with a beaten egg and sprinkle with coarse sugar crystals. Bake for 25-35 minutes until crust is golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
Then transfer your beautiful galette to a cutting board.
Use your chef’s knife to slice it like you would slice a pizza.
Serve it warm or at room temperature. You can serve with ice cream or drizzle with a simple vanilla glaze but I think it tastes so amazing that it doesn’t need anything extra to go along with it!
Print off the recipe below. If you enjoyed this recipe idea please share it on Facebook and pin it for later!
- 2 Ripe fresh peaches peeled, sliced
- 2 Cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 2 Tbsp white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter, chilled
- 1/4 cup ice water plus 2 Tbsp if needed
- 1 egg beaten for egg wash
- Coarse sugar crystals for sprinkling on crust
- First place your stick of butter in the freezer to chill.
- Now prepare the filling by combing sliced peaches and strawberries in a medium bowl with sugar and vanilla. Toss well to coat and set aside while you prepare the crust.
- Now prepare the crust by mixing together flour, sugar and salt in a medium bowl.
- Remove butter from freezer and cut small chunks off with a paring knife into the flour mixture until the entire stick has been added.
- Mix together with a pastry cutter or your hands until mixture looks like pea size crumbs.
- Now add ice water and stir together with a fork until the flour is moistened. If flour still looks dry add up to an additional 2 Tbsp of water and mix together.
- Knead the dough a few times in the bowl until it comes together in a ball. Shape the dough into a flat, thick disk and cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat. Set it aside.
- On a lightly floured surface roll the dough into a 12" circle. If desired you can trim around the edge to create a clean edge, but this is not necessary.
- Transfer the dough to your prepared baking sheet and then add fruit to the center leaving a 2'' border all the way around. Do not add juices from the fruit. Set aside juices for later.
- Now gently fold over the edges of the dough overlapping where necessary. Gently press edges together to seal.
- Pour 1-2 Tbsp juices over the fruit. If you add too much it will leak all over and make your crust soggy.
- Brush the crust with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar crystals.
- Bake 25-35 minutes until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
These Calphalon SharpIN knives have knife handles that are labeled so you can always pull the correct knife out of the block! My favorite features of the Calphalon Classic SharpIN™ Forged 12-pc. Cutlery Set are:
- Built-in ceramic sharpeners automatically sharpen knives with every use.
- Forged, high-carbon, no-stain steel. (Steak knives made from stamped steel)
- Full Lifetime Warranty.
- Full tang design for strength and balance.
- Triple-riveted handles are contoured for a secure grip.
You can buy these knives on the Calphalon site for $149.95.
i like the clean look of the knives, the dark handles.
I Have Never Made A Galette,It Looks Delicious I Will e Making THis REcipe Very Soon,
I have never made a Galette! But your Strawberry Peach Galette Recipe, is one that I want to make. It looks so delicious, and fun to make.!
It is very delicious. Let me know if you try your own.
I DID make a galette once a few years ago. Frankly, I didn’t care for it. Perhaps it was my baking skills (or lack thereof)!
I haven’t ever made galette but I think I might now as it looks easy enough to make!
I have never made galette – it looks delicious- I will have to try it now.
I have never made a galette before but it looks good. at the knife handles are labeled.
I have never made Galette before. I like the knives because Calphalon is a great company with long lasting products.
I like the look and that they are good quality.
I have never made a galette before! I would like to try to make one. Thank you for the recipe and cool giveaway! Caphalon is a great quality brand.
I love that the knife sharpener is built in. One less thing to try to keep track of. I haven’t tried a Galette yet but after seeing your pictures I am
I have never made one. I love how they are labeled on the handle.
I have never even heard of one before. I do want to make one now.
I have never made a galette but it looks so good that I think I may have to
I’ve never made a galette, but it sure looks good.
It is so good. You should try one.
definitely interested in the built in sharpener. This is an issue for me a knives every set I get
I have never made a galette before but I would love to try! I love calphalon products because they are truly high quality!
I have made a galette and love the free form flow of it, especially when using fresh fruit like you did!
I have never made a galette. This sounds delicious. Now, to have the perfect knives to do the preparation justice!
I like the Built-in ceramic sharpeners.
I would love to make mango peach version
Oh, mango peach would be really good.
I have never made a galette. I love the built in ceramic sharpeners.
Everyone needs a good knife! It makes cooking so much better.
I have never even heard of this recipe before but it looks delicious! I also think the knives are great.
I love that it’s a good, quality brand that would last us a long time!
I lilke that they are super organized-
and they seem very well made!!
Thank u!
I love their pots & pans I can only imagine some amazing knifes!
My favorite features about the calphalon knives are lifetime warranty, knife handles that are labeled so you can always pull the correct knife out of the block, and Built-in ceramic sharpeners automatically sharpen knives with every use!
I have never made a galette, I actually never knew it was that easy to make my own pastry!
I have made a galette a few times. Mine has caramelized onions, apples, and cheese.
That sounds really good.
I have never made a galette but would like to.
I like that they have full lifetime warranty.
Oh I have not even heard of a galette! That looks so good! I am going to have to try one for my family! They love strawberries and peaches…so I think this would be a huge hit!
I have not, but I just printed this to make next week when my parents visit! The knives are gorgeous! Calphalon is always ‘go to” brand of mine. I have a set of their pans that I just love. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
love galettes!! but never had a strawberry-peach one before…SO trying this! pinning and sharing 🙂
It is a great summer fruit combo.
I have never made a galette. The knives sound great! I’d love to actually have a set instead of a bunch of random ones that were given to us. 😉
A good set of knives is a great addition to any kitchen.
I like that there is a lifetime warranty.
I have never made a gallete
Making this for dessert at dinner tonight! Thanks for sharing a nice recipe with your knife review.
Please let me know how you all liked it.
I have never made a galette, but I’d like to!
It is surprisingly easy to make and customizable for your tastes.
I’ve been wanting to try to make a galette, but haven’t yet. I like the built-in ceramic sharpeners, that is an awesome feature!
I hate to seem ignorant, but I’ve never even heard of a galette before, but it looks absolutely delicious and what a gorgeous presentation it makes. I have never tried their knives but I own a pan made by Calphalon and it’s really stood the test of time. Thanks!
I have not made a galette, but think I will soon. Those knives are beautiful!
I have never made galette. I will have to try it soon.
This looks absolutely delicious – pinned and thanks for sharing!
I have made a galette and love them!
I’ve never made a galette but really want to make this now! Peaches and strawberries together are so good.
Oo I’ve never made a galette before, but this looks pretty simple and very delicious! 🙂 Must pin to try soon!!
I have never made galette, but would like to.
never make one
I have never made on of those, but they look delicious.
Oh my goodness- I have never made a galette before but I would love to. Yours turned out absolutely beautiful and I could only wish mine would, too. Lol!
It can. Just follow the recipe.
I have not made a galette but after seeing your pictures, I can’t wait to try making one. I love that the knives have a full lifetime warranty.
Sarah, I loooove making galettes, and yours sounds perfect for summer! The fresh fruit looks beautiful! I am excited about your giveaway, too- who couldn’t use some high quality knives in their kitchen? Fantastic! Thank you for sharing your recipe and your giveaway with us at Treasure Box Tuesday!
Actually, I love your galette so much, I am featuring it at our next party! We get started this coming Monday (7/20) evening! 🙂
I made a galette a few years ago. What I like about these knives is that they are sharp – I don’t have a decentknife in my house. I need to do something about that.
Oh my yum! I have never tried a galette but I will have to try one soon! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
No, I have never made a galette before. It looks delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I’ve never made a galette, but those look like great knives.
ive never made a galette but it looks good
These knives would be nice to have. I like that the triple-riveted handles are contoured. I’ve never made galette before. Thanks.
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I’ve never made a galette, but your recipe looks delicious!
I have never made galette. I like the Full tang design for strength and balance.
I haven’t made one….looks great though! LOVE the built in sharpeners…fantastic idea!
I’ve never made a Galette before but yours looks amazing!
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I have never tried Galette but my oh my I am now!!! Like, tomorrow!! It looks heavenly.
Let me know how you like it. It is a big favorite here.
I have never made a galllette
I’ve never made one! Love how sharp these knives are. Easy chopping!
I have made an apple gallette.
I have never made a galette wow it looks good think I change the never and give it a shot
I love making galettes, they are so easy! This is a new flavour combo on me – never thought to use peaches, and I’m sadly allergic to strawberries. I am going to try it with raspberries instead though!
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Oh, raspberries would be good too. Thank you for stopping by.