Fig Galette
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 5 tablespoons ice water
- 1 pound fresh figs, stems removed, halved
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon fresh lavender, coarsely chopped
- Confectioners sugar, for dusting
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving
- Make the dough:
- Whisk the flour, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl, until well combined.
- Add the butter and, with your fingers, gently work the butter and flour together until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
- Add 5 tablespoons of the ice water and continue working the dough until it begins to come together.
- Add more water, a half a tablespoon at a time if needed.
- Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a small disk.
- Gently flatten the disks.
- Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or up to 4 days (or freeze for up to 1 month).
- Remove one disk from the refrigerator and let it soften for 10 minutes.
- Unwrap it and on a lightly floured surface, roll it out into a 12-inch round.
- Place an 11-inch plate over the dough and trim off the edges of the pastry with a small knife.
- Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Make the filling and assemble the tart:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove the galette dough from the refrigerator.
- Starting at the center of the pastry, place the fig halves cut side up in concentric circles, leaving a 1-inch border free of fruit.
- Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar over the figs.
- Cut 2 tablespoons of the butter into little pieces and scatter over the figs.
- Rotating the galette, fold the dough border over itself, crimping and pushing it up against the outer circle of fruit.
- Sprinkle the lavender evenly over the figs.
- Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and brush the crust with the melted butter.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar over the melted butter.
- Place the tart in the oven and bake until the edges are golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and dust with confectioners sugar.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, water, fresh figs, granulated sugar, butter, fresh lavender, confectioners sugar, vanilla ice cream
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/fig-galette (may not work)