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Spiced Pear Galette with Maple Whipped Cream

Spiced pear filling on top of rustic buttery pastry, finished with slightly sweet maple whipped cream.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, French
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Crust
  • 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup butter, cold and cubed
  • 1/4 cup shortening, cold and cubed
  • 4-8 tbsp ice water
Filling
  • 3-4 small pears, sliced (1/8 inch thick)
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3/4 tsp apple pie spice
  • 1 tsp corn starch
  • pinch salt
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • turbinado sugar
Maple Whipped Cream
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup (high quality)

Method
 

Crust
  1. Whisk, flour, sugar and salt together in a medium bowl. Add shortening and butter. Using a pastry cutter or two forks cut the fat into the flour until it is the size of peas. Slowly add ice water 1-2 tbsp at a time until a ball starts to form.
  2. Form dough into a disk, wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour
Filling
  1. Pre heat oven to 425 °F. Line a rimless baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
  2. Combine sliced pears, sugar, apple pie spice, corn starch and salt in a bowl.
  3. Flour the parchment lined baking sheet, roll pie dough out into a 9 inch rustic circle. Arrange pears in the centre of the dough leaving a 2-3 inch border. Fold border over fruit.
  4. Egg wash the folded dough and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until fruit is cooked and crust is browned. Remove and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Whipping Cream
  1. In a high sided bowl whip cream on high using a hand mixer. Continue to whip until soft peaks form, about 3-5 minutes. Add maple syrup. Whip for another 30 seconds to combine on medium high.
  2. Serve galette slightly warm or at room temperature with a large helping of maple whipped cream.

Notes

Adapted from Grandma's Berry Pie