Wrong.
It requires controlling any emotions that would come in between a perfect baking session.
I proceeded to make the crust, chilling it, floured the dough board and roll it all out. At this stage, I was so busy admiring the crust, studded with crumbed butter all over — so I went ahead to spoon on some nutty crumble and arranging fresh figs all over it.
Totally wrong.
Without realizing any mistake, I proceeded with folding the edge. Once it was all done, I took a step back to admire my crust folding skills. It was a beautiful galette that was praise-worthy.
And then, I gasped! After what seems like I’ve sweated buckets, I gathered some courage to lift the galette off the dough board in order to place it on a baking sheet.
You’d think it’s just as easy as A-B-C.
Wrong again.
The crust fell apart, figs wasn’t in concentric circles and the crumble basically crumbled all over the place.
The recipe and directions are so simple, but a small mistake can be catastrophic. Make sure you remember to place the rolled out crust onto a baking sheet first before proceeding to the next step.
Never ever mess with galette, especially when its not meant to be.
Ingredients:
- 14 fresh figs, halved
- 2 tbsp orange marmalade
- 1 small vanilla bean or 1 tsp extract
Crust:
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 6 tbsp cold butter, cubed
- 1/3 cup icy cold water
Crumble:
- 1/4 cup pistachios, coarsely ground
- 1/4 cup almond meal
- 2 tbsp whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp cold butter, cubed
Directions:
- Sift whole wheat pastry flour, almond meal, salt and sugar into a food processor.
- Add cubed cold butter and gently pulse until flour resembles course crumbs. Do not over-pulse.
- Gradually add icy cold water and pulse until dough comes together into a ball.
- Lightly knead dough to form a rectangular disk, cover with a cling-wrap and chill dough to rest for 30 minutes.
- In a bowl, add halved figs, orange marmalade and scraped caviar from vanilla bean. Gently stir and set aside.
- In another bowl, add all the ingredients for crumble. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter to form crumble. Set it aside.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Remove dough from the refrigerator. Lightly flour dough board and rolling pin. Roll out crust to desired thickness. Transfer rolled out dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Generously spoon nutty crumble onto the centre of rolled out dough. Arrange halved figs atop and brush on some leftover marmalade-vanilla concoction.
- Gently lift the edge of dough and gather to form a rustic crust.
- Place baking sheet onto the lower rack of preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes or until crust is browned.
Since I did not reveal what happened after the galette fell apart, I’ll let you do the guessing. What do you think happened afterwards? Did I redo it all over again? Or salvaged the crumbled galette? Is there another logical scenario?
I would rather be in your place right now, playing the guessing game 🙂
Comments on this entry are closed.
i would eat be so pissed and redo it all over again..these are so dreamy and delicious looking.
dixya| food, pleasure, and health recently posted..Fitness Friday : Finding the Right Shoe
Dixya — lol, i would redo it too. but was able to salvage this galette. Unbelievable, but true 😀
This galette is so pretty! I love the flowers on top… A perfect teatime treat.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thank you so much, my friend 🙂
Hey, Kiran! What a beauty!! It makes me wish to eat dessert at breakfast time. Pinned!
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You recently posted..NORTH Festival Pan-Seared Lamb Chops with Blueberry-Balsamic Reduction — Celebrating Iceland!!
Denise — thank you so much, friend 🙂
Never tried galettes loved the flowers on the pic and loved your props 🙂
Maria recently posted..Green Crab Curry – Easy Green Crab Curry
Maria — thank you! galettes are definitely tarts, but simpler to make with a rustic flair 🙂
I bet you had to do it all over again, right? I don’t know how the first one came but the second one looks awesome!
Elvira recently posted..The Art of Making Cheese
Elvira — it’s the same galette. not enough ingredients and time to redo it all over again 🙂
Such a pretty little galette, who would’ve thought you had some sticky situation getting it together:)
Pistachios in the crumble is a great idea.
Ash — thank you! it was a disaster. wish I took a “before” photo 😉
I have a hard enough time making a galette with regular pie crust so kudos to you for this gorgeous thing! I’m betting you re-did it. It’s lovely, lovely..
Maria | Pink Patisserie recently posted..Pear and Cardamom Frangipane Tarts and Some Exciting News
Maria — nope, it was salvaged. really 😀
Ahh those things always drive me insane, poor you! At least your final galette looks delicious and extremely beautiful!
Julia — haha! thanks friend 🙂
I love galettes in the fall. So easy, effortless and elegant for dessert. Yours is perfect, Kiran!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking recently posted..Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Georgia — thank you, friend 🙂
Catastrophe averted, you ended up with a beauty! Love the edible flowers!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) recently posted..mocha cookies with chocolate buttercream
Laura — thanks so much, my dear 🙂
Looking at these gorgeous photos, no one would have ever guessed that you’d had a kitchen disaster! The galette sounds/looks delicious, and whatever you ended up doing; it worked well! 🙂
Sommer — thanks so much, my sweet friend! managed to save the galette. can’t imagine remaking it all over again and food waste is a huge NO 😀
Oh, I’ve done that before! I have this big metal spatula for grilling. I wish I could have lent it to you! Still looks (and sounds) delicious! The family and I have been enjoying fresh figs these past few weeks.
Laura @ Family Spice recently posted..How to Edit Your Pictures to Look Professional on Your iPhone
Laura — i need that spatula. thanks for the tip!
love figs..I haven’t tried galaette before..looks so good..
Gayathri Ramanan recently posted..SINGLE SERVING EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE | MICROWAVE NO BUTTER CHOCOLATE CAKE
Gayathri — thanks! galette is similar to tart. it’s simpler and rustic 🙂
No matter what, it looks amazing and I love the ingredient combination 🙂
Tandy | Lavender and Lime recently posted..Kiwi Cocktail Recipe
Tandy — thank you so much 🙂
I always just roll out my galettes and crostatas on parchment paper! I don’t have your patience! Despite your troubles, this turned out to be a beauty! Love the coloured figs and the layered crumble. Gorgeous!
Nazneen
Coffee and Crumpets recently posted..Peach Ice Cream with Salted Caramel Sauce
Nazneen — thanks but clearly i didn’t have any patience because I would usually roll out any crust in between two parchment sheets. Didn’t do that for this recipe 😉
What a beautiful galette Kiran! Orange marmalade and figs sound fabulous together. And so elegant looking too. Gorgeous!
Anne ~ Uni Homemaker recently posted..Banana Chocolate Cinnamon Snack Cake
Anne — thanks, friend 🙂
Yes, yes and yes! I’m loving this
Cquek — lol, thanks friend 🙂
After reading your description, I can’t imagine you salvaged the first one 🙂
What a great story, though. I’ve had my share of disasters! And the pictures of the finished product look lovely.
Viviane Bauquet Farre – Food and Style recently posted..Soupe au Pistou (Provençal vegetable soup with basil sauce)
Viviane — thanks and I managed to salvage the galette. can’t imagine wasting food 🙂
Sorry to hear about the galette disaster nevertheless if you had not mentioned, it was hard to guess that there were pastry issues seeing the lovely galette 😉
And thanks for sharing the handy tip 🙂
easyfoodsmith recently posted..SCALLIONS & CILANTRO FRENCH TOAST
Taruna — haha! thanks so much. it was salvaged because I can’t imagine any more food waste 🙂
You definitely have me at the combo of figs and nuts! The galette looks heavenly, Kiran.
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted..Healthy Banana Rye Bars
Angie — thank you so much, sweetie 🙂
Mmmmm such a beautiful way to highlight the figs that are now in season. Beautiful and mouthwatering as always, Kiran.
foodwanderings recently posted..Chocolate Cardamon Plums ‘Clafoutis’
Shulie — thank you, friend 🙂
Hi,
Lovely work! Interestingly, while I always assumed that this nature of blogging was about expressing ones ego (alter or otherwise) in the best sense, I find on this particular blog that an occasional foray into someone else’s personality/ego can be equally satisfying.
Hi Sumati,
Thank you so much for such encouraging comments 🙂
This galette looks absolutely delicious, lovely recipe 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
CCU recently posted..What Up Weather?
CCU — thank you so much 🙂
Drooling….
Matt @ The Athlete’s Plate recently posted..Paleo Banana-Walnut Bread
Matt — 😀
Seriously this is perfect timing, a colleague of mine gave me an ice cream tub full of figs
Raymund recently posted..Must Try Food in Munich, Germany
I admire your baking/cooking skills so much, I like to think you managed to save it by magically rearranging all the crumbles together. Miraculous construction after educational and tutorial deconstruction!
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ recently posted..Pursuing a High Protein Vegetarian Diet – Healthy Lentils and Amaranth Stew
Daniela — thank you so so much!! and yes, I did save the galette. could not imagine food waste and so, I had to save it 😉
Raymund — yes! and i hope you get to try this recipe 🙂
I tend to be of the “lessons must be repeated until they’re learned” school, so I would have done it again. The crust – I would have salvaged the filling. Anyway, galettes always look so great. Never had one with figs – I gotta try this. Thanks.
john@kitchenriffs recently posted..Zucchini Pancakes
John — luckily, i managed to save the disastrous galette because I couldn’t image food waste 🙂 and thank goodness the crust is for a galette. its always rustic, instead of a primp and proper tart shell.
Kiran, what an amazing combination of ingredients! I love figs in desserts, so yummy! Pinning!
Julia | JuliasAlbum.com recently posted..Pad Thai noodles with shrimp
Julia — thank you so so much, my sweet friend 🙂
I just love figs–great recipe! Your photos are just beautiful.
Julia — thanks so much, my dear 🙂
Love any dish with figs…this looks scrumptious .. Loved the clicks and the props too
Shema | LifeScoops recently posted..Coconut N Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats
Shema — thank you! figs are just so tempting 🙂
Gorgeous clicks and galette! So want a slice now.
Asmita recently posted..Chicken Biryani-”Seyal Sindhi Style”
Asmita — thanks! wish i could send some 🙂
OMG ! This is pure bliss !!!
Shree recently posted..Kurukku Kalan & Aviyal
Shree — haha, thank you!!
This galette looks fabulous! You had to have redone it…right? I love your pairing of figs with orange marmalade and vanilla bean for the filling! The crust looks so sink-my-teeth-into good!
Shashi — aww, thanks so much friend. somehow i managed to salvage the galette. can’t stand food waste 🙂
What a pretty fig galette, I love the addition of the edible flower petals for the garnish. This is a very dreamy post!
Nik@ABrownTable recently posted..masala chai apple cake
Nik — thank you so much 🙂
I absolutely love figs in baked goods (the best way to eat figs, in my opinion) and your galette looks yummy and pretty at the same time!
Nami | Just One Cookbook recently posted..Castella カステラ
Nami — thanks, sweetie. love figs in baked goods too. feels so effortless and tasty 🙂
Gorgeous!! We recently went on a fig craze!! Need to try this recipe! so simple!!
Mr. & Mrs. P recently posted..Mexican Fiesta Night Inspired by the Pioneer Woman
Christy — thanks and do let me know how it tastes 🙂
Lol you crack me up. I would just eat it and then get over it I think. Love your work here!
Cass @foodmyfriend recently posted..Pecan, Dark Chocolate and Smoked Sea Salt Cookies
Cass — haha! thanks so much for the confidence 🙂
I’d say you are a very clever baker as your salvaged galette looks beautiful and must have been oh so delicious.
Karen (Back Road Journal) recently posted..Garden To Table…Ripe Tomatoes
Karen — awww, thanks friend. not “clever”, just salvaged it. that’s the beauty of a rustic galette or pastry. it doesn’t have to be “perfect” or pretty looking 😀
This looks so hard… anything that requires rolling reminds me of making rotis, and you know how I avoid making them. Looks yummy though, so Fall-Like, I love figs and crumble.
Honey What’s Cooking recently posted..Eating Mykonos | Greece
Honey — lol, galette’s are pretty rustic and you don’t have to be a pro at rolling. it has to come out looking homemade anyways. try it 🙂
I made your divine galette with figs from my own tree & I loved the almond meal in here too!Your crumble topping was just perfect, my dear friend! Superb even!
Sophie33 recently posted..Parmesan scented yellow tomatoes & green courgettes ( zucchini) bake! A lovely side dish!
Sophie — thanks for reporting it back to me and I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it! i’m still very jealous of your fig tree 😉
I don’t even want to think about the crumbled galette but to tell you the truth I was like I cannot see anything going wrong here until I really knew what was wrong! So, I guess its ok as I would have done the same mistake. 😀
I think you scraped the figs, patched the galette together on a baking sheet and baked it up ! I would be phenomenally annoyed at myself for making a mistake and would try to fix it before rolling out a new galette.
SO, what DID you do?
Needful Things recently posted..Of Friends and Granola