This weeks TWD recipe for a summer fruit galette was chosen by Michelle at Michelle in Colorado Springs.I approached the recipe in somewhat topsy turvy manner... not being summer here in NZ we had 2 ripe pears in the fruit bowl this week, and pears and custard are so good together. Pears, custard and almonds are also good together, so I added a bit of a frangipane theme to things. To stretch my two pears a little further instead of making a galette I made a small tart shell which I blind baked.
Going the tart route I switched the cracker crumbs for (quite a few) toasted ground almonds and my custard became almost like a frangipane mixture. The pear and vanilla jam went on the top instead to glaze the sliced almonds.
I had been looking forward to trying Dorie's recipe for good for everything pie dough, so was annoyed at myself for undercooking the base of this - the sides however lived up to expectation and were lovely and crisp. This was delicious. Next time I will try making it as a galette pairing the custard with its other good friend - rhubarb.
14 comments:
nice swop to a frangipane mixture. Bet it was all tidier and still as delicious! glad u enjoyed it!
The fruit/almond combo sounds yummy. Try the galette next time. It's very forgiving.
Ooh! I love the flavors!
Hannah
Looks great! I don't have graham crackers, so I might try the ground almonds!
This sounds like a fabulous variation! Really beautiful!
Wow -- that looks delicious. I'll have to try that this fall, when we get good pears again.
I am SO trying pears when they are in season here. Serously great idea.
I looked at your pictures and went - wait, that's not a galette! But it looks darned tasty, so I'm not going to complain :)
I love the flavors!
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ooohhh pear and almond. That sounds yum! Great job!
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
That looks delicious. I make an apple/almond galette which is really good too.
Oh wow, this version sounds great. The custard with almonds was good, I tried a little of that too. Pears sound grand.
Wow, great winter version of this dessert! I'll have to try it when it's winter here.
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