Plum Galette
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With a flaky, buttery crust folded over juicy plums, this rustic plum galette makes a lovely summer dessert.
Whether you call it a rustic plum tart (American), a plum galette (French), or a plum crostata (Italian), you’re going to love this gorgeous summer dessert. With a crackly pastry crust folded over a filling of luscious purple plums, it’s essentially a free-form pie baked on a sheet pan, and it has a deliciously high crust-to-fruit ratio. If you’re intimidated by making your own crust, don’t be! My all-butter tart crust is easy to make, very forgiving, and comes together in less than one minute in a food processor. It makes a fabulous base for any fruit tart. Although, if you have crust-lovers in your house like I do, beware of late-night snackers who steal the pleated crust and leave you with only the center of the tart.
What You’ll Need To Make a Plum Galette
As you can see, the ingredients for this plum galette are very basic, which allows the flavor of the plums to shine. Don’t be tempted to load up the tart with extra plums; stone fruits give off a ton of juice, which can leak from the tart and make a mess of the crust and your pan.
The purpose of the almonds is twofold: they add flavor and also help absorb some of those plum juices.
How To Make A Plum Galette
Step 1: Chop the Almonds
In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, process the almonds until finely chopped, about 1 minute. Transfer the almonds to a small bowl and set aside.
Step 2: Make the Galette Dough
To the bowl of the food processor (no need to clean it), add the flour, salt and sugar. Pulse briefly to combine, then add the cold butter.
Process just until the butter is the size of peas, about 5 seconds.
Sprinkle the cold water over the mixture and process until just moistened and very crumbly, about 5 seconds.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface.
Knead the dough a few times, just until it comes together into a cohesive ball, then pat the dough into a disk.
Flour your work surface again and dust the dough with flour, as well. Using a rolling pin, roll into a circle 8 to 10 inches in diameter, turning and adding more flour as necessary so the dough doesn’t stick. Transfer the dough to the parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate while you prepare the plums (you’ll roll the dough out further on the parchment paper so go ahead and clean your work surface).
Step 3: Prep the Plums & Assemble the Galette
Cut the plums into 1/4-in-thick slices; set aside.
Take the dough from the fridge and slide the parchment paper onto the countertop. Roll the dough, directly on the parchment paper, into a 13-in circle about 1/8-in thick. It’s fine if the edges are a little ragged.
Place the parchment and dough back on the baking sheet – the dough will run up the lip of the sheet slightly.
Sprinkle the flour evenly over the pastry, leaving a 1-in border. Sprinkle the chopped almonds evenly over the flour, followed by 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar.
Arrange the plum slices on top in overlapping concentric circles to within about 2-1/2 in of the edge. Don’t worry about making it look perfect; it doesn’t make much difference in the end and you don’t want the dough to get too warm.
Sprinkle the remaining 1/3 cup sugar over the plums. Fold the edges of the dough over the plums in a free-form fashion, working your way around and creating pleats as you go. Patch up any tears by pinching a bit of dough from the edge.
Using a pastry brush, brush the pleated dough evenly with the beaten egg. Sprinkle the turbinado sugar over the top of the crust. Chill the assembled galette in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes.
Step 5: Bake
While the galette chills, preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack in the center position.
Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until the plums are tender and the crust is golden brown. (It’s okay if some of the juices leak from the tart onto the pan. The juices will burn on the pan but the galette should be fine – just scrape any burnt bits away from the galette once it’s baked.) Transfer the pan to a rack and let cool.
While the galette cools, make the optional glaze. Place the apricot jam in a small, microwave-safe bowl and microwave until bubbling, 10 to 20 seconds. Using a pastry brush, brush the plums with the jam until glistening.
Use two large spatulas to transfer the galette to a serving plate or cutting board. Slice and serve warm or at room temperature. The galette is best served on the day it is made, but leftovers will keep nicely, loosely covered on the countertop, for a few days.
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Plum Galette
With a flaky, buttery crust folded over juicy plums, this rustic plum galette makes a lovely summer dessert.
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1½ sticks (12 tablespoons) very cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces
- ¼ cup very cold water
For the Filling
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- 1 lb plums (3 to 4, depending on size)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup plus ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon turbinado or coarse sugar
- 2 tablespoons apricot jam, best quality (optional)
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade, process the almonds until finely chopped, about 1 minute. Transfer the almonds to a small bowl and set aside.
- Make the crust: To the bowl of the food processor (no need to clean it), add the flour, salt and sugar. Pulse briefly to combine. Add the cold butter and process just until the butter is the size of peas, about 5 seconds. Sprinkle the cold water over the mixture and process until just moistened and very crumbly, about 5 seconds.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead a few times, just until it comes together into a cohesive ball. Pat the dough into a disk. Flour your work surface again and dust the dough with flour, as well. Using a rolling pin, roll into a circle 8 to 10 inches in diameter, turning and adding more flour as necessary so the dough doesn’t stick. Transfer the dough to the parchment-lined baking sheet and refrigerate while you prepare the plums (you’ll roll the dough out further on the parchment paper so go ahead and clean your work surface).
- Assemble the galette: Cut the plums into ¼-in-thick slices. Take the dough from the fridge and slide the parchment paper onto the countertop. Roll the dough, directly on the parchment paper, into a 13-in circle about ⅛-in thick. It’s fine if the edges are a little ragged. Place the parchment and dough back on the baking sheet – the dough will run up the lip of the sheet slightly.
- Sprinkle the flour evenly over the pastry, leaving a 1-in border. Sprinkle the chopped almonds evenly over the flour, followed by ¼ cup of the granulated sugar. Arrange the plum slices on top in overlapping concentric circles to within about 2½ in of the edge. Don’t worry about making it look perfect; it doesn’t make much difference in the end and you don’t want the dough to get too warm. Sprinkle the remaining ⅓ cup sugar over the plums.
- Fold the edges of the dough over the plums in a free-form fashion, working your way around and creating pleats as you go. Patch up any tears by pinching a bit of dough from the edge.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the pleated dough evenly with the beaten egg. Sprinkle the turbinado sugar over the top of the crust. Chill the assembled galette in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack in the center position.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, or until the plums are tender and the crust is golden brown. (It’s okay if some of the juices leak from the tart onto the pan. The juices will burn on the pan but the galette should be fine -- just scrape any burnt bits away from the galette once it’s baked.) Transfer the pan to a rack and let cool.
- While the galette cools, make the optional glaze. Place the apricot jam in a small, microwave-safe bowl and microwave until bubbling, 10 to 20 seconds. Using a pastry brush, brush the plums with the jam until glistening.
- Use two large spatulas to transfer the galette to a serving plate or cutting board. Slice and serve warm or at room temperature. The galette is best served on the day it is made, but leftovers will keep nicely, loosely covered on the countertop, for a few days.
- Make-Ahead Instructions: The dough can be made up to 3 days in advance and refrigerated. Allow it to sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes or until pliable before rolling.
- Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The assembled tart may be frozen for up to 3 months. To freeze, place the baking sheet in the freezer until the tart is frozen, then wrap tightly. Bake directly from the freezer. (It may take a few extra minutes to bake from frozen.)
Nutrition Information
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- Per serving (8 servings)
- Serving size: 1 slice
- Calories: 399
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated fat: 11 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Sugar: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Sodium: 158 mg
- Cholesterol: 66 mg
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I’d never made a plum galette until I tried your recipe – it’s easy, delicious and now a family favorite. Thanks for a wonderful, easy to follow recipe !
I made this 4 times and am sharing it with my friends! They think I’m marvelous! 😉
We love this! Have made twice, but this past summer we never found “plums” in the stores, only pluots, apriums, etc., so we didn’t make this. I’m so glad to see comments that others have used these hybrid fruits successfully as this is an absolutely delicious dessert! I guess growers must make more money from hybrid or novelty fruits – and I hope plums aren’t gone for good. (By the way, Jenn, this fall we haven’t found Golden Delicious apples for your applesauce, after checking several stores in our major metropolitan area. I did make it with a different combination of apples, but think we preferred your original recommendations. This is only a comment on fruits that are marketed now – both recipes are wonderful!)
So delicious. I made it as written except when putting the sugar on top of the plums I only did 1/4 cup, not 1/3. It set up perfectly and everyone loved it. Thanks for a wonderful recipe to use my inlaws fresh plums!
Hiya Jenn,
Made this for my family dinner right before my most recent heart surgeries. I used pluots, found at Sprout’s and the result was very well received indeed. I used a bit less sugar
and left out the apricot jam glaze. The egg wash and turbinado sugar were perfection.
The pastry was tasty and crispy, just like you’d find in Paris. Will do this again using plums or peaches.
Thanks and cheers,
Jim
I want to make this, but wonder if you know what plum variety is best for it. My husband’s family owns an orchard and grows plums. There are various types, and I assume some might be better than others for baking. The Italian plum, Simka, Fortune are all varieties my husband speaks of. Any thoughts on what works best for this?
Hi April, I’m not familiar with simka or fortune, but I usually use black plums for this. Does that help?
Thank you, Jenn. I plan on making the galette this weekend. I saw a few comments saying they made it with Italian plums, and those are plentiful on the family orchard, so that will be what I use. From the comments, sounds like a winner!
Hi Jenn,
I made your tart with plums and loved the taste. But I had trouble with the crust. I used 1:1 King Arthur gluten-free flour but the crust seemed too crumbly. It didn’t hold together well.
Any idea what I may be off on?
Thanks!
Love all your recipes!
Heide
Hi Heide, Maybe the gluten-free flour needed just a little more liquid to bring the dough together. If you try this again and experience the same thing, I’d add some water, bit by bit, until it gets to a more workable consistency. Please LMK how it turns out if you try it again!
Hi Jenn
Are there any changes you would recommend to make this with peaches as opposed to plums? Peaches are beautiful right now and I am having trouble finding good plums for it.
Hi Jane, Peaches should work nicely here without any other modifications. I’d love to hear how it turns out!
This is another follower. I can’t find plums this year but do have lots and lots of peaches. I just figured an stone fruit would do and any jam will do.
So I used peaches and a combo of apricot and peach preserves. Made a double batch and share with neighbors. A very big yum.