FOOD: RUSTIC PLUM GALETTE

Hi MadeByGirl readers, it is Alison here from Heart of Gold and I am incredibly excited to share with you a rustic fall dessert that incorporates one of my favorite fall fruits, plums. The farmers market here in New York is over-flowing with delicious fruit, in particularly stone fruit like peaches and a variety of plums. We have already approached apple season, but I wanted to really savor the season so I decided to make a galette incorporating beautiful Italian Blue Plus.

This type of 'pie' is very easy because it doesn't require a pan and the beauty is that it doesn't look perfect, but it tastes delicious. As the plums bake, they succumb to almost a syrup like consistency, while the nutmeg and cinnamon create a comforting taste reminiscent of fall.

Rustic Plum Galette

Serves 6

Crust Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour

3 tablespoons sugar

1 cup unsalted butter, chilled and diced

2 egg yolks

1/4 cup ice water

1 egg

sanding sugar, optional

Filling Ingredients:

1 pound plums, sliced thin

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 cup sugar

pinch of salt

Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. To make the crust, combine the flour and sugar into a food processor. Add the diced butter and pulse until mixture resembles course meal. Slowly add the egg yolks and ice water and pulse until combined. Pour mixture into plastic wrap, form into a ball and let chill for at least one hour in the refrigerator. Meanwhile make the filling - add the plums, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and a pinch of salt and stir to combine. Once the crust has been chilled, roll-out onto a floured surface.

Roll into a circle and arrange the plums in the center of the crust allowing for about 2 inches of overhang. Once filling as been assembled, close the galette by folding the sides in. Beat the remaining egg and brush onto crust and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake for 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream.