Fresh Cherry Galettes

The origin of the galette is French and pronounced "ga-LET". A galette is a flat, round, cake or pastry usually topped with fruit, similar to a fruit tart. I'm using fresh cherries today but other berries will work. The fruit mixture inside isn't overly sweet and the chunky cherries hold up well. I don't make pie crusts from scratch yet so I used pre-made, and there are whole wheat pie crusts out too. Makes 2 galettes.

2-9" pie crusts, pre-made or scratch & thawed if frozen

2 cups bing cherries, pitted and rough chopped 
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp almond extract

1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp Kosher salt

2 tbsp butter, cut into small pieces

2 tbsp sugar

Preheat oven to 375. Roll out the pie crust dough on a piece of parchment paper and transfer to a baking or cookie sheet with sides. In a bowl, gently mix the cherries with the sugar, extracts, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

          

Spoon the cherry mixture over the dough, leaving a 3" border. Drop the pieces of butter over each galette. Fold in sides of dough, pressing gently, leaving a 2" opening in the middle of the galette. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of sugar over each galette. 

Bake 35-40 minutes, until golden brown. Galettes are delicious hot or cold, and you can put some in your freezer for later. Enjoy your food!