Pretend you are at a Parisian patisserie and make this stunningly simple plum tart with a drizzle of plum glaze when it comes out of the oven.
By Aysegül Sanford
Paris, to me, is always a good idea. My first visit to this magical city was with my best friend in our junior year in college. It was our first time visiting abroad without our parents’ supervision. Imagine our sheer excitement! As every tourist would, my dear friend wanted to see all the museums and historical monuments, while I had other priorities, which as you might imagine, involved nothing else but food. 
As I was thinking about what recipes to share with you, I thought about the sweet smell of those baked delicacies, which even after many years later, I still remember vividly. And it was exactly at that moment that I decided to bring Paris home.
This plum galette is the kind of dessert you would find in every Parisian patisserie. Looking at the photos you may think that it looks like it is too much work, but it really isn’t. Yes, I did spend sometime to line each slice perfectly, but it isn’t the end of the world if the slices of plums are not perfectly aligned like they are in the photos. The only important thing that would affect the end product is the thickness of the plums. For even cooking, they should all be sliced equally in thickness.
Once it comes out of the oven and you pour a couple of tablespoons of the quick glaze you made earlier, this galette tastes like heaven. Just like those delicacies you would enjoy if you were in Paris.
PrintColorful Plum Galette
Description
Pretend you are at a Parisian patisserie and make this stunning, simply plum tart with a drizzle of plum glaze when it comes out of the oven.
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 2/3-cup (8.4 ounces) all-purpose flour – plus more for the work surface)
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- ¾-teaspoon table salt
- 11-tablespoons (5.5 ounces) butter, cold and cut into smaller (1 tablespoon pieces)
- ?-cup water, ice cold (you may not have to use all of this water)
- 1-tablespoon apple cider vinegar
For the plum layers and glaze:
- 5 + 3 black or red plums – cut into ¼-inch thick slices
- 5 tablespoons + ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
To make the crust:
- Place the flour, sugar, and salt into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 3-4 times to combine.
- Scatter the small pieces of butter onto the flour mixture and pulse 10 times in 1-second intervals. It will look like coarse crumbs.
- Mix the apple cider vinegar with the water.
- Add 5-6 tablespoons of the water & cider mixture from the tube and process until the dough comes together, 7-10 seconds. If it doesn’t come together add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it does.
- Transfer the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and flatten into a 4-inch disk. Wrap it tightly in plastic and refrigerate for an hour (or overnight).
To make the plum tart:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Take the pie dough from the fridge and let it sit in room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Unwrap and transfer it onto a lightly floured kitchen counter. Roll it into a 12-inch circle that is 0.15-inch thick. Trim the edges to a clean circle with a pastry cutter.
- Transfer the dough into a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. At this point, if your dough is too soft, feel free to place it in the fridge to cool for 5-10 minutes. This way it will be easier to work with.
- Sprinkle the dough with 3 tablespoons of sugar, leaving 1-inch border from the outside.
- Arrange the sliced plums overlapping onto each other on top of the dough, the way it is shown in the picture. It will be much easier if you start from the middle. For this recipe, I used 11 slices of plums in the center, 31 slices of plums in the second layer (surrounding the center), and 54 slices of plums in the outer layer.
- Sprinkle it with 2 tablespoons of sugar. *read note 1
- Roll the outer edges of the dough towards the plums. Brush the edges with the melted butter.
- Bake the plum galette for 40-45 minutes, making sure to rotate the pan half way through the baking process for even baking.
- In the mean time, make the glaze. Place the rest of the sliced plums into a small saucepan, add ½ cup sugar, and let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes. You will see that some of the sugar will melt with the help of the juices in the fruit.
- Heat it in medium heat or until all the sugar is fully melted, for 10-12 minutes. Pass it through a strainer and discard the pulp. Place the glaze into a small bowl.
- Remove the galette from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes. Spoon or brush the top of the plums with the glaze, cut into slices, and serve.*read note 2
Notes
Note 1: You can add more or less sugar depending on the sweetness of the plums you are using.
Note 2: You may not need to use all of the glaze. I think 3-4 tablespoons is sufficient for the whole tart depending on the sweetness of the plums.
- Category: Baking, Pastry
- Cuisine: French
