Mushroom Galette Recipe (Savory Mushroom Tart) - Mon Petit Four® (2024)

FAQs

Is galette dough same as pie? ›

A galette, if you're unfamiliar, is a kind of open-faced, freeform pie. The dough for the crust is the same as a traditional pie, but the structure of the dessert is different.

I chose to use a puff pastry because I happen to love how the dough puffs up and there are layers and layers of buttery goodness. A traditional galette uses pie crust (homemade or store-bought). To use a homemade pie crust just simply swap it out for the puff pastry in this recipe.

1. : a flat round cake of pastry often topped with fruit. 2. : a food prepared and served in the shape of a flat round cake. a galette of potatoes.

Preventing Soggy Bottoms

Because you can't par-bake a galette crust to prevent the fruit's juices from making the crust soggy, many folks brush their galette crust with egg white or make a layer of crushed cookies or cake crumbs, either of which work fine.

The main difference is that tarts only have a bottom crust, and the crust is much thicker than a pie crust. Galettes – This is basically a pie made without using a pie dish, but because that would be too simple galettes can be made with any type of pastry dough.

Well, the tradition of Galette des Rois began some 700 to 800 years ago in France, in the 14^th century. The tradition is to have this cake on the 12^th day of Christmas, i.e., January 6^th. However, it is enjoyed throughout January with friends and family. Galette des Rois is eaten to celebrate the Biblical Epiphany.

In order to release from the pan without damage, tart crusts will often be a bit more shortbread-like, as opposed to the flakey pie dough typically used for crostatas and galettes. But, like crostatas and galettes, these can go either savory or sweet, and we certainly do not discriminate here.

The French have been serving up galette des rois since the 14th-century. Traditionally, it's served on January 6th – the 12th day of Christmas – to celebrate the Epiphany, a religious feast day commemorating the arrival of the Three Kings to the manger where Jesus was born.

Whether making a sweet or savory galette, a soggy bottom can be difficult to avoid because the fruits or vegetables in the filling release water as the galette bakes. Here at ATK, we've come up with many crisp-crust solutions, such as parcooking the vegetables in the filling or macerating and draining the fruit.

The Hidden Charm

Originally the surprise hidden in the king's cake was also a bean, a broad bean to be specific, fève in French. Towards the end of the 19th century, the bean was replaced by a porcelain figurine, but it is still known as a fève.

What is hidden in the galette? ›

Every galette has a secret – tucked somewhere inside the galette is a prize. In early times, the prize was a dried bean, or fève. Over the centuries, the beans were replaced by all manner of trinkets, usually made of porcelain, but they've never stopped being called fèves.

While pies have a thin and smooth crust, tarts have a rather thick and crumbly crust which crumbles down when pieces are cut from the tart. Pies are served in the same dish they are made in, while tarts are often taken out and molded, if needed.

What is pâte brisée called in English? There are several English names for the pastry dough called pâte brisée in French. In the U.K., it is called shortcrust pastry, a nod to its short or crumbly texture. In the U.S., it is generally called pie pastry or pie dough because it is most often used for pies.