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Rhubarb Galette with Crème Fraîche

Baking this free-form tart on a rimmed baking sheet helps contain any juices that might overflow.

Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

Crust:

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 tablespoons (or more) ice water

Topping:

1 pound trimmed rhubarb, cut into 2-inch-long 1/4-inch-thick matchstick-size strips
1/4 cup plus 5 tablespoons sugar, divided
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 large egg yolk, beaten to blend
1 8-ounce container crème fraîche*
  1. For crust:

    Step 1

    Whisk flour, sugar, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 2 tablespoons ice water; stir until dough clumps together, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 2 hours. DO AHEAD:Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Let dough soften 10 minutes at room temperature before rolling out.

  2. For topping:

    Step 2

    结合大黄和1/4杯糖中等大小的碗里;let stand at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Place large sheet of parchment on work surface; sprinkle parchment with flour. Roll out dough on parchment to 12-inch round. Transfer dough on parchment to large baking sheet. Starting in center of dough round, arrange rhubarb strips in concentric circles and slightly overlapping atop dough, leaving 1-inch plain border at edge. Gently fold dough border up over outer edge of rhubarb topping, folding and crimping dough to create decorative edge. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over rhubarb. Dot rhubarb with butter. Brush dough edges with beaten egg. Sprinkle edges with 1 tablespoon sugar.

    Step 3

    Bake galette until rhubarb is tender and juices are bubbling, about 1 hour. Cool galette at least 30 minutes.

    Step 4

    Mix crème fraîche* and 2 tablespoons sugar in small bowl. Cut galette into wedges. Serve warm or at room temperature with sweetened crème fraîche.

  3. Step 5

    • Available at most supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: 335.0 kcal calories
57.8 % calories from fat
21.5 g fat
13.5 g saturated fat
91.9 mg cholesterol
32.4 g carbohydrates
1.1 g dietary fiber
17.2 g total sugars
31.3 g net carbohydrates
3.3 g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
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  • No juice or flavor whatsoever. Dry, flavorless crust. My intuition told me to doctor it up with some cinnamon or lemon or SOMEthing, but I held fast to the recipe and was embarrassed to serve it at a dinner party of mystified friends who are used to yummy baked goods from my oven. The creme fraiche just added insult to injury. Bleck.

    • dianaro

    • Maine Island

    • 6/6/2010

  • I've enjoyed this twice this week: not too sweet, elegant appearance, easy to make, and a perfect way to use fresh rhubarb (and substitute other fruits). Ice cream is an improvement over the creme fraiche.

    • Anonymous

    • Portland, Or

    • 5/16/2010

  • This was good. You better love rubharb though, as that is really all there is to the dish. The crust was perfect and the creme fraiche was a must because it balanced well against the tartness of the rhubarb. I guess a scoop of vanilla ice cream would work too. BTW a galette can be any kind of free form tart, not necessarily just a crepe.

    • Anonymous

    • Canton, MA

    • 5/14/2010

  • A galette is made with a crepe batter that is made with buckwheat. This is a rhubarb pie.

    • mattykane

    • 5/14/2010

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