Mixed Berry Galette
This mixed berry galette is incredibly delicious, with homemade pastry and combination of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries it is a perfect summer dessert.
Ingredients
Pastry
- 2½ cups Plain Flour
- 150 g Softened Butter
- ¼ tsp Salt
- Ice Cold Water
Berry Filling
- 2 cups Strawberries (quartered)
- 1 cup Blueberries
- 1 Cup Raspberries
- 4 tbsp Caster Sugar
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Corn Flour / Corn Starch
- 1 Egg for Brushing
- 1 tsp Raw Sugar
Instructions
Pastry
- In a bowl combine flour and salt. Add butter using hands or fork mix it together until it forms a crumb.
- Gradually add ice cold water (around 1 tbsp at a time) and keep mixing until dough starts to come together and forms clumps.
- Dust a clean surface with flour and transfer the dough mixture there.
- Start to bring it together and gently knead it until it comes dough is formed..
- Cover it with cling wrap and chill it in fridge for 2 hrs.
- Take the dough out and rest it at room temperature for 15 mins. Divide the dough into half.
- Dust a clean surface with flour and roll it with rolling pin until ¼ inch thick.
- Transfer it to a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- If you are using store bought pastry thaw it and cut it according to required size.
Prepare Berries
- In a bowl combine all the berries and add sugar, corn flour and lemon juice. Mix until berries are coated well.
- Set aside for 15 mins.
Assembly
- Put berries on the prepared pastry leaving 2 inches on the border on the sides.
- Gently fold the border up to the sides and every few inches pinch and fold the pastry.
- Lightly beat an egg with dash of milk and brush it on the folded sides of pastry. Sprinkle sugar over it.
Baking
- Bake until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly, around 30 - 40 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before slicing and serving.