Pear Galette with Ginger

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Ginger, ground
  • 3 Pears, ripe

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 tbsp Vanilla sugar

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 2 tbsp Panko or any unflavored bread crumbs
  • 1/2 Recipe perfect pie crust

Found on baking-sense.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 Recipe Perfect Pie Crust
• 3 Tablespoons (1.5 oz, 40 grams) vanilla sugar (see note)
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 Ripe Pears (I like Bartletts)
• 2 Tablespoons Panko or any unflavored bread crumbs
• 1 egg

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F convection or 375°F regular
• If you have a pizza stone preheat that in the oven at least an hour before baking
• Roll the pie dough to a 14 round
• Lightly sprinkle the surface of the dough with flour and fold into quarters
• Wrap the dough and rest it in the refrigerator while the other ingredients are prepared
• In a small bowl combine the vanilla sugar (see note) and ground ginger
• Whisk the egg with a pinch of salt to make egg wash
• Peel, core and slice the pears into 8ths or 12ths (the slices should be about 1/2 thick)
• If youre using vanilla extract toss it with the pear slices
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator and unfold
• If youre baking on a pizza stone put the dough on a cornmeal-dusted wooden peel
• If you are not using a pizza stone put the dough on a parchment lined sheet pan
• Sprinkle the dough with the bread crumbs, leaving a 1 border all around
• Leaving a 1 border, arrange the pear slices in circles, pointing the narrow end of the pear towards the center
• Sprinkle the ginger sugar over the pears, reserving about 2 teaspoons for the crust
• Bring the dough border over the edge of the fruit, folding over as necessary to form a neat circle
• Brush the border with the egg wash and sprinkle with the reserved ginger sugar
• Slide the tart onto the preheated stone or slide the sheet pan into the bottom rack of the oven
• Bake until the crust is nicely browned and the fruit has softened a bit.
• To promote browning on the edges of the fruit you can turn the oven up to 400°F for the last few minutes of baking or run it under the broiler (be careful not to burn the crust!).
• Best served slightly warm or room temperature