This Peach and Thyme Galette is a delicious balance of sweetness and tang, wrapped in an unbelievably flaky, buttery pie crust, it’s a must try this spring!
Want to impress your friend group, partner, or hell, yourself?! Make this Galette! Galette is a rustic French cake made of pastry dough or bread. It is flat, round and perfect if you’re into a wabi-sabi-handmade-is-beautiful type of vibe, which is basically me always.
You can make Galette with all kinds of fruits, apple and peach are two of the most common ones that I see. You can even get crazy and make a Savory Galette if your heart and taste buds so desire! This is a Peach and Thyme Galette to celebrate the coming of the warm months!
Want more peach recipes?
Check out my Peach Cobbler Cheesecake Recipe!
How to make this Peach Thyme Galette
To make Galette you’ll need to start by making a flaky pie crust. I recommend making your pie dough the day before you want your Galette since it needs to chill for at least an hour.
Cut up the peaches and toss the slices with sugar, cinnamon, salt, cornstarch, a few thyme leaves and a dash of lemon juice
Roll out the chilled pastry dough into a roughly 12” circle. Place the fruit in the center of the circle randomly or decoratively. Make sure to leave a 2” ring of pastry dough to fold over.
Once the fruit is how you want it, fold over the outer 2” edge of pastry and brush with egg wash. Optionally, sprinkle with coarse sugar and bake at 400F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before serving. Top with vanilla ice cream or serve with whipped cream or just enjoy it plain!
Happy Baking!
Peach and Thyme Galette
Ingredients
For the Pastry
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter cold, cut into cubes
- 2 Tbsp ice water
- 1 Tbsp vodka*
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tbsp heavy cream
For the Filling
- 2 ripe peaches thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 squeeze fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
For the Pastry
- In a food processor, pulse together 2 ½ cups of all purpose flour, 1 Tbsp of granulated sugar, and 1 tsp of salt until combined.
- Add 1 cup (2 sticks) of cold unsalted butter cut into cubes directly into the food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
- Add 2 Tbsp of ice water and 1 Tbsp of vodka* and mix until the mixture comes together. Do not overmix.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured clean surface and bring it together with your hands. Form the dough into a round disc and wrap with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 400℉ (roughly 205℃).
- In a large bowl mix the peach slices, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, 1 tsp of ground cinnamon, 1/8 tsp of salt, 1 Tbsp of cornstarch, 1 Tbsp of fresh thyme leaves, 1 tsp of fresh lemon zest and a small squeeze of fresh lemon juice together until the fruit is well coated.
- On a floured surface, roll out the pastry into roughly a 12" circle leaving the edges rough. Gently transfer the pastry round onto a rimmed baking sheet fitted with parchment paper.
- Add the peach slices to the center of the pastry circle leaving a 2" border all around the fruit. You may add the fruit slices decoratively or randomly, whichever you prefer, as long as there is an even layer of fruit on the pastry round.
- Fold the outside edges of the dough over the filling (as exemplified in the photos above).
- Beat 1 egg and 1 Tbsp of heavy cream together and use a pastry brush to coat the crust generously with this egg wash. Sprinkle with course turbinado sugar.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the crust is a gorgeous golden brown.
- After you remove the galette from the oven, allow it to rest for at least 30 minutes before cutting and serving.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream if desired! Enjoy!