Peach galette
Thin, crisp pastry topped with succulent fresh peaches and apricot jam makes for a delectable dessert.
- 35 mins cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
Peach galette
- 2 peaches
- 6 (sheets) fillo pastry
- 60 gram butter, melted
- 3 teaspoon caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon apricot jam, warmed, sieved
Method
Peach galette
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Line oven tray with baking paper.
- 2Halve peaches, discard seeds; slice peach halves thinly.
- 3Place two pastry sheets on clean board; brush lightly with a third of the butter. Top with two more pastry sheets; brush lightly with half of the remaining butter. Repeat layering with remaining pastry and butter.
- 4Fold pastry in half to form a square; cut 22cm-diameter circle from pastry square. Arrange peach slices on pastry circle; sprinkle with sugar.
- 5Bake about 20 minutes or until galette browns. Serve warm galette brushed with jam.
Notes
Cover the pastry with greaseproof paper then a damp towel when you are working with it, to prevent it drying out. Nectarines, apricots, apples, plums and pears are all suitable fruits to use in place of the peaches.
