Apricot Galette
Inspired by a galette recipe by My Nordic Tale, this apricot galette makes the most of the the season’s last apricots. My Nordic Table is an extremely talented Swedish food photographer and this photo really stood out for me on her feed. I asked her for the recipe and she very kindly shared it (although I’ve scaled it down as it originally was quite a large amount and made it vegan).
This recipe makes two galettes the size of the one photographed below. You can either make the full two galettes, or half it just to make one, or make the recipe and freeze half of the dough for later, make a few mini galettes, whatever you fancy. This is the perfect Sunday afternoon bake!
Song suggestions:
Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel
Something - The Beatles
Ingredients:
110g dairy-free butter
225g plain flour
1 tbsp white sugar
A pinch of salt
37ml cold water (37g)
Sprinkle of cinnamon
Sprinkle of brown sugar
Apricots (roughly 3 large)
Recipe:
Mix together the butter, flour, sugar and salt until a breadcrumb consistency forms. If you have a food processor that’s ideal, but it works just as well in a bowl mixing with a spatula.
Add the cold water and mix gently until the dough comes together into a ball.
Rest in the fridge for at least an hour.
Once the dough is chilled and rested, take it out onto a floured surface.
Cut in half (unless you’re making one large galette).
Flour your rolling pin and add a little flour to the top of the dough if it looks a little sticky.
Roll the dough out into a circle and transfer onto a baking sheet. Set aside as you prepare your apricots.
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
De-stone and thinly slice the apricots.
Sprinkle roughly 1 tbsp brown sugar on the rolled out dough as well as a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Line the apricots in a circular fashion on the dough until all the slices have been used up.
Lightly sprinkle with a little more brown sugar and cinnamon on top.
Fold the edges of the galette upwards and inwards towards the fruit all the way around.
Bake for 30/40 minutes. You’ll be looking for a lightly golden pastry with soft fruit.
Serve with custard or ice cream!
A Bite Out of Life
Neither of these photos really have a message of importance to you, but I really like the photos so I’ll explain the background! These were both taken in the Summer of 2021, when I moved out to this flat. My parents used to live here in the 90s and it’s like a time capsule of our family’s earlier days. It’s in a tiny rural village in Portugal, the balcony overlooks some farmer’s fields and it’s the closest thing to complete peace and contentment I’ve ever experienced. Everything from the crockery to the floorboards to the CDs to the permanent Christmas tree that’s been up for almost 30 years fills me with complete and utter joy - I love it all with every inch of my being. That really is all I have to say about it! I love this flat. That’s all.
