When you mix strawberries with pastry, only good things happen. This week’s Coastal recipe mingles fresh strawberries with a galette flat cake. Gather all of your ingredients, put it all together in four simple steps, and treat your whole family to this wonderfully tart, berry good summertime creation. You’ll find the directions and list of ingredients below the how-to video.
Step 1
Ingredients (Crust)
- 1 ¼ cup unbleached white flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons frozen, unsalted butter (cut into pieces)
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup ice cold water
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Directions (Crust)
Combine flour and salt into a bowl, toss to mix. Add the butter. Use a pastry cutter to cut butter into the flour mixture until it looks crumbly. Transfer mixture to a large bowl.
In a smaller bowl, whisk together yogurt, water and lemon juice. Pour over flour mixture. Use your hands or a spoon to form dough into a ball. Wrap in plastic and put into freezer for 20 minutes.
Step 2
Ingredients (Almond Filling)
- ½ cup ground almonds
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ¼ cup sugar
Directions (Almond Filling)
Whisk together almond meal, flour, and sugar into small bowl.
Step 3
Ingredients (Strawberries and Prep)
- 3 ½ cups fresh strawberries (washing, hulled, sliced)
Directions (Strawberries and Prep)
Preheat oven to 400º F and line a baking sheet or cookie stone with parchment paper and set aside. On a well-floured surface, roll the chilled dough into a 12-inch circle. Trim the edges slightly to make it smooth. Transfer dough to parchment paper.
Spread the almond filling evenly over the dough, leaving a 2-inch border on the outside edge. Arrange strawberries over the mixture and dust with sugar. Fold over the 2-inch edge of the dough and pleat to create your galette.
Step 4
Ingredients (Glaze and Baking)
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon water
Directions (Glaze and Baking)
Whisk together egg yolk and water, then brush over the crust and bake for 30 minutes or until crust is puffy and golden brown. Serve with whipped cream!