Pear Galette with Ginger

Servings:

This pear galette is an informal, rustic pie, made free-form, without a pie pan. This recipe is made even easier, with a purchased, refrigerated pie crust. Prepare the ingredients as the pie crust comes to room temperature. You can make a pear galette with Bosc or Anjou pears, but using red pears provides a beautiful color. Candied ginger adds a special touch, along with a tiny amount of bourbon.

Prep
33 min
Cook
74 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Sprinkle about 1/2 tablespoon flour in the center of the pan.
  2. 2 Following manufacturer's instructions, bring refrigerated pie crust to room temperature.
  3. 3 In a medium mixing bowl, toss pear slices with lemon juice. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, ground ginger, and salt. Sprinkle dry ingredients over pear slices and toss to coat.
  4. 4 Unroll pie crust and place in the center of the prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining flour over crust, and roll into a 12-inch circle.
  5. 5 Beginning 2 inches from the edge of the pie crust, arrange pears on the dough in a pleasing design all the way around. Stack any extra slices in the center. Dot with butter, and drizzle any remaining juices in the bowl over the sliced pears.
  6. 6 Fold the edges of the crust over pears, making a pleat every few inches, as necessary. If the pleats don't want to hold, lightly moisten with wet fingertips. Lightly brush crust with beaten egg.
  7. 7 Bake in the center of the preheated oven until crust is brown and pears are bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes.
  8. 8 Remove galette from the oven. Stir pear or lemon curd together with bourbon in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on High until mixture bubbles, about 1 minute. Brush mixture over pear filling. Sprinkle candied ginger over all.
  9. 9 Using the parchment paper, slide the galette onto a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
  10. 10 When ready to serve, use parchment paper to transfer to a serving dish or cutting board, then hold the galette in place and slide the parchment paper out. Cut into 8 wedges and serve.

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