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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Pie

    Rustic Blueberry and Cherry Galettes

    Published: Jul 1, 2020 · Modified: Feb 9, 2024 by Amy Sandidge · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    If you are looking for a simpler version of a pie, they are really time-intensive, you have got to try these Rustic Cherry and Blueberry Galettes!

    What Is A Galette?

    What exactly is a galette? Great question. It is basically a free-form pie.

    You shape it on a baking sheet, fill the center, and fold over the edges. Simple as can be.

    They can be sweet, like these, or savory. You can also make them full-size or individual-size, as I made in this recipe.

    Let me show you just how simple these can be!

    What You Need To Know Before Starting

    • The pie dough is really important. I have a post written all about this subject. If you don't wan tto make your own, you can always buy one. Make sure the dough stays chilled until you are ready to use.
    • The filling is really simple to make. I used fresh cherries and blueberries, but you can also use frozen if they aren't in season.
    • I am going to show you how to make individual sizes, but just know you can also make this into one large galette if you prefer.
    • Baking is simple, you want a beautiful golden brown color.
    rustic cherry and blueberry galettes

    Ingredients

    • pie dough
    • cherries
    • blueberries
    • cornstarch
    • sugar
    • egg

    Making The Pie Dough

    Check details on my post about making pie dough, but I will give you the basics here.

    Make sure all your ingredients stay chilled. You want them to stay cool until they hit the oven! So, keep that in the back of your mind. Just make sure everything is ready to go before you start.

    I love using whole wheat flour in my pie dough. Pie and galette really are a perfect recipe for using whole wheat flour, it pairs so well.

    I generally use whole wheat pastry flour but also love einkorn, kamut, and rye as well.

    Pie dough comes together quickly. I make mine in my Cuisinart food processor, and it takes a little under 5 minutes. But even making it by hand with a pastry cutter takes under 10 minutes.

    Make sure you chill the dough before rolling it out. The dough needs time to rest and the dough needs to chill before rolling.

    The filling

    The homemade filling is so simple to make! All you need is your fruit of choice, a sweetener ( I always use granulated sugar), then something to thicken it with.

    In this recipe, I used cherries and blueberries. You can also use strawberries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines, apples, etc. The possibilities are endless!

    Let's talk thickener. I prefer cornstarch, but you can also tapioca if you prefer.

    Forming The Rustic Galettes.

    You can easily make this into a full-sized galette, but I will show you how to make the individual sizes as I did. Divide the dough into 10 pieces and roll to about 6-inch round.

    The beauty of rustic is you don't have to worry about perfection. Just look at the shape of these!! No problem.

    You will notice these are all rolled pretty thin. You want them to be thick enough to hold up to the filling, but not too thick.

    Leaving an edge of about 1- 1 ½ inches all the way around, fill the center with berries. I used about ⅓-1/2 cups per galette.

    Now, fold over the edge in little folds all the way around.

    Brush the edges with egg wash for a beautiful golden brown bake.

    Sprinkle with sugar. I love to use coarse sugar but didn't have any so I used granulated. I love the crispiness it gives to the edges as it bakes.

    How To Serve You Individual Galette

    We love ours served basic and with vanilla ice cream. Life doesn't get much better than this!

    You can also top it with fresh whipping cream as well.

    Also, I know technically this is a dessert, let's talk about galettes for breakfast. It is one of my favorite things!

    Rustic Blueberry and Cherry Galettes

    Other Pie and Galette Ideas

    • Apple pie
    • Cherry Slab Pie
    • simple pie pops
    • chocolate pecan pie
    • blueberry hand pie
    • Pumpkin praline
    • maple pumpkin pie
    Mini cherry galette on a black plate with ice cream on top.

    Rustic Blueberry and Cherry Galette

    Amy Sandidge
    These simple to make galettes are perfect for any summer meal.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 recipe pie dough If it is homemade, make sure it is chilled at least one hour.
    • 6 cups mixed fruits I used about 4 cups cherries and 3 cups blueberries
    • ¼-1/2 cup sugar I used ¼, but that is because I like my desserts to be a little less sweet. Plus, you will need a tablespoon or 2 for sprinkling before baking.
    • 3 tablespoon flour If you want a little thicker filling, use 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
    • 4 tablespoons butter optional
    • 1 egg for egg wash
    • 1 tablespoon milk

    Instructions
     

    • A note about working with pie dough- You want to work fairly quickly. The reason for this is you don't want the butter to melt before baking. Those butter chunks are what give the dough the flaky texture you are looking for. No butter chunks, tougher dough.
    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
    • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
    • Combine the berries, flour and sugar in medium bowl. Mix to combine and berries are coated. Set aside.
    • Mix egg and milk really well in a small bowl, this is for egg wash. Set aside.
    • Divide pie dough into 10 equal pieces.
    • On a lightly floured surface, adding flour as needed, roll each of the 10 pieces into a rough circle. Remember these are rustic, so don't sweat perfection. My circles wound up being about 5 inches.
    • Fill the center of each circle with about ½ cup of mixed fruit. You will want to leave about 1 inch all the way around the edge without filling. Now, working your way around, fold small sections in at a time, until all the edges are folded in. If you want, you can put a little slice of butter over the open fruit. I used to always bake my pies like this.
    • Brush edges with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar.
    • Place pans in oven for baking.
    • I like to bake mine until the edges are a beautiful golden brown and juices have been released from fruit.
    • Remove from oven.
    • You can enjoy these warm, or wait until they are cooled. I promise you, they are really good either way! We prefer them with ice cream, but by all means, serve them how you prefer.
    • Now, sit back and enjoy. You deserve it!
    Keyword bluberry galette, blueberry cherry dessert, cherry gallette, galette recipe, whole grain baked goods, whole wheat baked goods
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