Puff Pastry Plum Galette

Puff Pastry Plum Galette – a deliciously simple dessert that takes only minutes to throw together. 

If you haven’t heard of a galette before, it is a term used in French cuisine to describe a flat round cake or pastry.

I like to describe it as an “open-faced” dessert!

Most times I’ve seen them made with pie crusts, but I had some puff pastry on hand and decided to make one with that.

I don’t think I’m breaking any traditional galette rules by doing so, but please don’t yell at me if I am.

Last month I was visiting my aunt and when she wanted to make a fruit dessert, I asked her if she had ever made a galette.

I think she thought I was in love with the word galette because of how many times I said it in a row (it is a fun word to say, don’t you think?).

You can fill your galette with whatever you want really – just be mindful that some fruits are juicier than others and have the potential to make the crust soggy if you don’t add a thickener such as cornstarch.

Plums worked quite well I thought, though it will depend on the time of year. Plums are typically in season from July through October here in the Northern hemisphere. Perfect for summer or fall baking!

The puff pastry (or pie crust if you’d rather go that route) is rolled out to about 1/4 inch and the fruit is placed in the middle.

Roll up the sides of the dough to hold the fruit in, and pop it in the oven. Easy as pie.

I topped it with honey, cinnamon and some sugar.

If you do this before you bake it then it gives the flavors a chance to marinate a little more.

Serve hot from the oven and maybe with a side of ice cream!