Looking for a foolproof homemade galette dough that you can use for both sweet and savory recipes?

I’ve got you covered! This is my go-to recipe when I’m making galettes and I’m so excited to share it with you!

What is a galette?

The word ‘galette’ comes from the Norman word ‘gale’ which means flat cake. It’s often used in French cuisine to talk about cakes that don’t require a tin. These cakes can be made with bread or pastry dough.

Most people view a galette as a free-form pastry. They’re quite different than a pie and bakes on a baking sheet rather than in a pie dish and, to me, they’re much easier to manage than a pie. After you see how easy it is to make galette dough, I’m sure you’ll think the same!

Ingredients

• All-purpose flour
• Butter
• Water
• Salt
• Sugar

Helpful tip – Typically, I’ll only put sugar in my galette dough if I’m making a sweet galette. If I make a savory galette, I omit it. Both ways still lead to a beautiful, delicious galette!

How to Make Galette Dough

There are two routes you can take here…

1. Making galette dough by hand
2. Making galette dough in a food processor

I highly recommend making this galette dough in a food processor but either way, you’ll have a perfect dough by the time you’re done!

If you choose to make the galette dough by hand:

Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and, using a pastry cutter or your hands, combine the flour and butter until the mixture is crumbly and you have pea-sized pieces of butter. Add in the water 1 TBSP at a time until you’re able to form a ball with the dough.

Shape the dough into a disk and let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour before using it.

If you choose to make the galette dough in a food processor:

Add the salt and flour to a food processor, pulse to mix. Then, add the butter to the food processor and pulse until you get a crumbly mixture and have pea-sized pieces of butter (similar to what you’d have if you did this by hand).

Add the water and continue to pulse until you notice the dough collecting on the side of the food processor and starts forming a ball. Remove the dough from the food processor, shape it into a disk, and place it in the fridge for an hour before using it!

Shaping & baking galette dough

When you’re ready to use your galette dough, take it out of the fridge and let it rest on the counter for about 15 minutes. Keep in mind that if you leave it in the fridge for longer than 45 minutes, you’ll need to let it rest for a bit longer.

Sprinkle your workspace with flour and begin rolling the galette dough until you have a 12 inch circle. Transfer the dough onto a parchment lined baking tray, add whatever filling you plan on using to the center (leaving 2 inches from the edge of the dough), then fold the dough onto your mixture.

Here’s an example from a peach galette that I’ve made in the past:

Brush the edge of your dough with some egg wash, sprinkle with sugar (if making a sweet galette), and bake for the amount of time that your recipe calls for.

And that’s it! I told you this galette dough recipe was incredibly easy.

If you’re interested in making a galette, check out my spiced plum galette recipe here!

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Whether you’re after a sweet or savory galette, this homemade galette dough is the only recipe you’ll need!

• Author: Kayla
• Prep Time: 10 Minutes + 1 Hour to rest in the fridge
• Total Time: 42 minute
• Yield: 1 Galette Dough 1x

Ingredients

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• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 stick (8 TBSP) butter
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/4 TSP salt

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Instructions

If you choose to make the galette dough by hand:

1. Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and, with a pastry cutter or your hands, combine the flour and butter until the mixture is crumbly and you have pea-sized pieces of butter.
2. Add in the water 1 TBSP at a time until you’re able to form a ball with the dough. Shape the dough into a disk and let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour before using it.

If you choose to make the galette dough in a food processor:

1. Add the salt and flour to a food processor, pulse to mix. Then, add the butter to the food processor and pulse until you get a crumbly mixture and have pea-sized pieces of butter (similar to what you’d have if you did this by hand).
2. Add the water and continue to pulse until you notice the dough collecting on the side of the food processor and starts forming a ball. Remove the dough from the food processor, shape it into a disk, and place it in the fridge for an hour before using it!

Regardless of how you make it, be sure to let the dough rest on the counter for 15+ minutes before rolling it out to use. Bake for however long the recipe calls for and enjoy!

Notes

If you plan on making a sweet galette – Add 1 TBSP sugar to the flour/salt mixture. Pulse before adding the butter, then continue the recipe as you typically would!