Cherry Galette

Summer is here and with the sun, the beaches and the summer dresses comes the cherries! I love cherry season and my go to cherry dessert used to be cherry Clafoutis but then I discovered cherry pies! It’s sweet and delicious and perfect for any occasion. But it’s a bit long to make and I usually end up eating the whole thing since my daughter doesn’t like cherries! So now, whenever I feel like cherry pie I make a Cherry Galette! It’s much faster and a little bit smaller so way easier to eat on my own!!!

Ingredients you’ll need

• One flaky pie crust
• Cherries
• Sugar
• Corn Starch
• Lemon Juice

How to make a Cherry Galette

• First, you need to make the flaky pie crust. You could buy one, but it’s pretty easy to make one from scratch and homemade always tastes much better!
• If you want to make your own, you’ll only need flour, butter, a pinch of salt and a tiny bit of water.
• While your crust rest in the fridge, start your homemade cherry filling.
• Wash and pit your cherries.
• Place the pitted cherries in bowl and add sugar, corn starch and lemon juice. Mix together.
• Take your flaky pie crust out of the fridge and roll it down. This doesn’t have to be perfectly round because galettes have a rustic look, so son’t worry about it and let your kids do it!
• Pour your cherry filling on the crust and fold back the edges to cover some of the cherries.
• Mix an egg with a tbsp of water and brush this mixture to the crust.
• Sprinkle sugar on it.
• Bake for for 30 minutes at 375F, until the crust is golden.
• And voila!
• Serve a la mode with a scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream or with a bit of homemade whipped cream (or both!).