Ben Squires

Food & Wine

Plum galette

Plum galette

Serves: 4 

Ingredients:

  • 1 sheet of ready-made shortcrust pastry
  • 4 plums, cut into thin wedges
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoon of sugar
  • Cream or ice-cream to serve 

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.

2. Cut a large circle out of the sheet of pastry using a plate as a guide and place on a lined baking tray.

3. Leaving a 3-4 centimeters edge of pastry uncovered, spread the plum slices over base.

4. Fold the pastry edge over the plums, leaving the middle open.

5. In a small bowl, lightly beat egg with a fork or whisk.

6. Brush egg mix over pastry and sprinkle the entire galette with sugar.

7. Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes.

8. Serve hot or cold with cream or ice-cream.

Recipe courtesy of Australian Summer Stonefruit.

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