Pineapple Galette
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water
- 1 pineapple (labeled "extra sweet"), quartered lengthwise, cored, and peeled
- 2 tablespoons fine semolina flour*
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup pineapple preserves
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream
- Special equipment: a pastry or bench scraper
- Blend together flour, butter, shortening, and salt in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) just until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps.
- Drizzle 3 tablespoons ice water evenly over and gently stir with a fork (or pulse in food processor) until incorporated.
- Gently squeeze a small handful: If dough doesn't hold together, add more ice water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, stirring (or pulsing) until incorporated.
- (Do not overwork dough, or pastry will be tough.)
- Turn out dough onto a work surface and divide into 4 portions.
- With heel of your hand, smear each portion once in a forward motion to help distribute fat.
- Gather dough together with scraper and press into a ball, then flatten into a disk, rotating on work surface.
- Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Cut pineapple crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
- Roll out dough into a 14-inch round on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
- Transfer carefully to a large baking sheet without sides.
- Mix semolina flour and 1 tablespoon sugar in a small bowl and sprinkle over dough, leaving a 1-inch border.
- Arrange pineapple slices on top of dough in overlapping concentric circles.
- (You will probably have a few slices left over.)
- Fold edge of pastry over outer row of pineapple, pleating dough to fit.
- Brush pastry with beaten egg, then sprinkle remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar over pastry and pineapple.
- Bake in middle of oven until pineapple is lightly browned and pastry is golden, 55 to 60 minutes.
- Cool on baking sheet on a rack.
- Melt preserves with lemon juice, stirring, in a small saucepan over low heat, then pour through a fine sieve into a small bowl, pressing on solids.
- Discard solids and brush preserves over filling while galette is cooling.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Available at natural foods stores and The Baker's Catalogue (800-827-6836).
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pineapple-galette-106544 (may not work)