Plum Galette
Ingredients
Crust
- ½ cup cake flour
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp dried lavender [petals]
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 stick (8 tbsp) unsalted butter, cubed & chilled
- 3-5 tbsp ice water, as needed
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp turbinado sugar
Filling
- 6-7 plums, sliced
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- juice of ½ lemon
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
Topping
- 1 tbsp butter, diced
- 1 tbsp turbinado sugar
How-to
- Crush and rub the lavender petals between your palms and mix in a medium-sized bowl with flours, granulated sugar and salt
- Cut chilled butter into the flour until butter is in a little larger than pea-sized pieces
- Add ice water slowly, tablespoon by tablespoon until dough just comes together. Form into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour
- Preheat oven to 400º
- Toss plums in large bowl with lemon juice and vanilla
- Mix together cornstarch and sugar in a separate bowl and set aside
- Roll dough out on parchment paper to a 14\\\" round. Transfer parchment to baking sheet
- Toss sugar mixture with fruit. Wait until the very last second to do this, as the plums will start to release juices almost immediately after being combined with the sugar
- Mound fruit in center of round, leaving about 4\\\" from the edge
- Gather dough around edges over the fruit, pinching and gathering. This does not have to look perfect - it is free-form and rustic!
- Brush dough with lightly-beaten egg and bake 45 minutes
- Remove from oven, top with diced butter atop fruit, sprinkle with 1 tbsp of turbinado sugar and bake an additional 15 minutes
- Remove and allow to cool before slicing and serving
- Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream