apricot thyme galette
August 8, 2014 § 105 Comments
With a nice bunch of apricots on hand I decided to bake this tangy, scarcely sweet galette for dessert. I have a weakness for galettes. I love the ease of preparation and the rustic look with it’s imperfect folds and uneven edges. And I’ve been a little obsessed with adding herbs to baked goods and desserts. Thyme pairs quite nicely with apricots in this charming galette.
I always look forward to the weekend because I love preparing dinner when I have time to work slow and relaxed. Saturday is ideal to cook something a little more complicated and time consuming. And that was exactly what I had in mind last Saturday. I made the apricot galette in the morning and went about my day expecting to return to the kitchen early afternoon to prepare dinner; calm and collected.
It’s a good thing I made the galette in the morning because time slipped away and as it turns out, this was dinner last Saturday night, and we loved it. Recipe from Cooking Light Magazine.
I n g r e d i e n t s
- single pie crust recipe
- 1-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 pounds firm ripe apricots, pitted and cut into quarters
- 1/4 cup apricot jam
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Preheat oven to 400°F. Place your prepared pie dough onto a a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Combine cornstarch and 2 tablespoons sugar; sprinkle over dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Arrange apricots spikelike on top of cornstarch mixture, leaving a 2-inch border. Fold edges of dough over apricots (dough will only partially cover apricots). Combine jam and honey and warm either on stovetop or microwave. Brush jam mixture over apricots and dough edges. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake at 400°F for 35 minutes or until crust browns. Remove from oven, spring with thyme. Cool 10 minutes.
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This looks absolutely delicious, will definitely be making this soon. Miss you lots.
I knew you would love this. I thought of you while I was putting it together!
I wish the apricot season wasn’t so short. A very pretty dessert.
It does seem too short. Cherries have had a really long season this year! And the peaches just arrived at the market…exciting!
The winter was so harsh my peach tree didn’t flower! And I love peaches.
Seana, gallete is on my mind too today :). Yours looks so amazing. Loved the addition of thyme :)
Thank you Sonal. Hope you are putting a lovely galette together today! The thyme really is nice with apricots. A pleasant surprise!
The thyme sounds delicious with the apricots.
Thank you Melissa. I wasn’t too sure before adding the thyme to the galette but turns out it is delicious!
Oh gorgeous LOVE!!! apricots, thyme and that beautiful crust. Fabulous!!
I’m with you all the way Suzanne. I love apricots too and having them baked was wonderful! This is my favorite galette so far. So tangy and not too sweet. Thank you!
Oh wow, this looks like the perfect summer dessert!
I have to agree with you. It really is the perfect summer dessert. I adore baked stone fruits and this was the best, so far!
How lovely! Apricots are one of my favorites. Great job!
Thank you! It is a lovely dessert and so simple to put together. And no pie plate to clean afterwards. :)
Lovely. Funny how Saturdays seem like there is so much time for cooking but usually that is the day I end up cooking the least complicated of dinners.
Some of my favorite Saturdays are spent in the kitchen, all day! Somehow I don’t manage to do that very often. Especially if the weather is nice. Galette’s are good for dinner!
I agree and don’t often find myself doing that often enough either. I don’t doubt that galettes make a nice dinner; I am envious of yours.
love love love this. I was gonna make a pie, but you have changed my mind
Hope you made a galette today! If so, what kind did you make?
I hade some fresh peaches! Yummy
Gallete for dinner? Why not? Beautiful apricots!
:) Thank you! Exactly my thought, why not have a galette for dinner? Or, better yet, why not dessert before dinner?
wow looks beautiful – only the important ingredients, something the italians do well as well – reduce to the max! happy weekend :)
Thank you…I like it…reduce to the max. Hope your weekend is splendid!
likewise TWC and thanks for following me am most honoured :)
Stunning and I want a slice!
I would bake a whole apricot galette just for you! :)
This looks so beautiful. Such gorgeous photos! I love that there’s a hint of savory thyme in there. This gallette doesn’t seem loaded with heavy ingredients as they sometimes can be. I would make this, pure and simple. It is kind of lovely to bake on weekends, right. Great seasonal recipe!
Oh thank you so much Amanda. Such a nice compliment from you is not taken lightly! Especially when it comes to photo’s. :) It really is nice to bake on weekends. Actually that is the only time I manage to make anything sweet. Except for that time I made your chocolate cookies one evening during the week…now that I think about it I’m going to make a batch tomorrow! Enjoy your weekend.
so beautiful!!
Thank you…
This is so beautiful and summery! The gorgeous light in the photos is the finishing touch. I’m saving this for summer, which surely can’t be too far away…
Hi Saucy! It seems summer is the only time I manage to make anything sweet. Must be the fruits. I love cooked peaches, apricots, peaches and berries. Seems like grilled peaches are trending heavily right now. :)
Yes grilled peaches seem to be everywhere! I’ll just have to cook up marmalade-y things here until stone fruits appear, on second thoughts that’s not half bad…
Wow, so pretty, like an edible sunburst. Absolutely exquisite. I love that it seems decadent and yet is light. Great recipe.
Ah, edible sunburst…I love it Azita. :) It really is a light dessert. Perfectly sweet for me (which is not sweet at all) yet mostly tart. Thank you.
LOVE LOVE LOVE APRICOTS! THANK YOU!
:) Thank you.
I love the idea of sprinkling the fresh thyme leaves over the apricots after baking Seana. A beautiful, classic dessert… though really do love the fact that you ate it for dinner instead! :)
I love using herbs on fruit but I must say I was a bit skeptical of thyme on apricots. However, it’s wonderful! A pleasant surprise. We’ve been known to have popcorn for dinner occasionally too! :) You?
Beautiful post, it looks amazing Seana :)
Thank you Linda. :)
I’ve been especially intrigued by apricots this year, having never been interested before. Have half-a-flat left after an upside-down-cake and now I know what to do with them :-) The thyme is a fantastic addition.
Apricot upside down cake! I love it. I bet it was wonderful and attractive too! I love the look of upside down cakes. :)
I love the way cooking apricots bring out their flavors. This is a beautiful galette and, like everyone else, I love the addition of the thyme. Beautiful photos and wonderful recipe. Excellent post and a winner all the way around. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Richard. Your comment is so kind, thank you! It so true about how cooking apricots brings out the flavor. I adore cooking summer fruits and can’t seem to get enough. :) It peach time now and I’m excited! It’s great to see you back in and about the blogging world…
So beautiful!!
:) thank you.
Really beautiful picture….looks fabulous
I’m tickled pink hearing this from you…honored. :)
Oh my! Pretty and delicious. I love the combination of fruit and herb. I do a similar crostata with peach and rosemary.
Oooo. That will be my next galette. Peach and rosemary. Thank you for the idea! :)
What a gorgeous galette!
Thank you so much. :)
Wow! Yum. This sounds delicious, love the addition of thyme.
Thank you!
Wow Seana! This thyme and apricot galette looks fantastic! I love the flavours, it must be amazing!!!
It really was amazingly delicious Serena. Thank you!
Please feed me. This is just so beautiful. Love everything you do! xo
Lindy. Thank you so much. Make this galette if you get a chance..it’s such a nice lightly sweetened treat. Desserts made with fruit are my favorite… I eat so much more dessert in the summer than any other season! We just finished off a peach cobbler moments ago… :)
Perfection. I cooked an apricot tart tatin last evening. Love that cooked apricot taste!
Best,
Conor
I love the elegance of a tart tatin. I agree, cooked apricots are wonderful. Makes such a lovely dessert! Thank you Conor…
Beautifully done again Seana. I like the apricot galette for dinner part! I need to make this before apricots disappear.. thanks!
It seems apricot season doesn’t last long enough. You’ll love this one Rhonda. Do make it, you will be impressed! :)
OK, I’m heading over to sprouts where I’m most likely to find good apricots– I’ll let you know…
I love apricots with rosemary, but haven’t yet tried them with thyme. I bet this galette was really delicious, and I love that it isn’t too sweet; the tiny addition of sugar probably enhances the natural sweetness of the apricots, which I think is just enough.
Hi Darya! I’ll have to try apricots with rosemary, sounds like a a delicious combination. Hard to imagine I have had all these herb plants for years and this is the first year I have started using them with sweets. You are right about the tiny addition of sugar in this galette that is what really attracted me to this recipe. Love that the natural sweetness of the apricots are allowed to shine without too much added sugar. :)
Wow this is a seriously beautiful looking Galette. I am so inspired to make one now. Love it.
Hi there and thank you so much for stopping and and leaving me such a nice comment. I hope you get a chance to make a nice fruity galette. What a wonderful dessert, you’ll love it. :)
I have decided to make a Pear and Apple Galette this weekend, inspired by your gorgeous treat.
Oh good! Please let me know how it goes. Sounds like a great combination.
Apricots are one of my favourite fruits! I just wish the season was longer!
You are right…seems like apricot, peach and plum season is over before it even begins! :) I always make sure to buy load of them while they are in season. Can’t get enough!
Wow this looks divine. I have been looking for a new apricot recipe. Thanks for sharing. You might like my lavender and lemon shortbread recipe. Emma.
I’ll be sure to go see your shortbread recipe. Sounds great! :) Thank you…
Outstanding! The photography and the recipe!
Apricots are one of my favourites and this looks just amazing. Well done!
Thank you Cindy, such a lovely comment. Apricots and peaches are my favorite! I have been making so many crumbles and crisps this season. Stone fruit is what I love most about summer… :)
This looks so lovely. Just picked up some peaches from a local farm. Peach version of your galette coming up!
Oh good! Hope you make a peach galette….and post it! Sounds lovely made with peaches. Thank you…
Just like you, my friend, this is pure sunshine. LOVE. <3
:) Thank you Prudy. Very nice to see you here today. Hope you are well and enjoying the summer!
It is scrumptious, Seana! I love apricots! and you added thyme – it’s awesome, I’m sure it gave extra aroma!
Yes! That is exactly what I love most about using herbs in fruity desserts….the aroma. It is so lovely and brings such a sense of summer comfort to a wonderfully tangy dessert. :)
I love apricots, and I love galettes, so this is basically a match made in heaven for me. :)
For me too Ngan! I have been making more galettes than pies lately. They are so much easier to put together and nice because you don’t have a pie plate to clean when it gone! :)
Delicious! I find galettes so appealing. Well done!
I love galettes B. Matter of fact, as of late I probably wouldn’t even make a pie in a pie plate! These are too good. And so easy to put together.
What a simple and lovely galette. I like the added thyme…one of my favorite herbs.
Mine too Karen, I love Thyme. Thank you for stopping in and so nice to hear from you.
Got to ask! Does the mixture of cornflour and sugar act as a sealant of some sort so the juice from the apricots doesn’t leave the pastry soggy? I’ve never made a galette for that reason alone. And I’ve recently bookmarked two crostata recipes, wondering if that would happen. To the extent I’d thought of blind baking the base and, when cool, slapping on a layer of melted chocolate before filling it with fruit. Hmm, now I’m hoping I won’t have to do that. Hold on, I still like the idea of the chocolate! :) Oh, and thyme with apricots…have never tried that. And the latter are very cheap here right now.
Ah! I’m so glad you mention this! I have been resisting buying cornflour for months and months. I don’t ever use it as a thickening agent, just don’t really care for the consistency it creates. However, I have been baking quite a few fruity pies and the recipes always call for it. When I saw this recipe a light went on! I thought it has to be a barrier to prevent the crust from getting soggy. Unfortunately in this particular galette I rolled the crust out to thin to really notice. I didn’t find it particularly soggy, just thin. I have read this does work as a sealant though. A few months ago I baked an apple galette and the recipe called for 1/4 cup apricot preserves as the first layer and I thought that worked very well as a barrier keeping the crust nice and firm, but then apples don’t release much liquid do they! I’d love to hear how your crostata’s turn out, and I too like the idea of melted chocolate on the base. Especially sounds good with apricots!
This galette looks so elegant and yummy. I recently made a crumble with apricots and instead of thyme I added the fresh pepper meant leaves, which was great. Never tried it with thyme though, and I guess I will have to this time :-D lovely pictures!
Your crumble sounds delicious! I think I’ll make one. The apricots in the market are perfect right now so I better take advantage and buy more. Thank you for your lovely comment. :)
Mmmm – love this type of recipe! Simple ingredients, beautiful to look at (and I mean BEAUTIFUL – love your photos) and absolutely delicious!
Thank you so much Colette. Such a kind comment. :) I visited your wonderful blog this morning! Very lovely. I tried to leave a comment and an error message said that I appear to be a spambot so I’m not sure if you’ll get the comment or not. :)
Oh dear! Thanks for letting me know, I’ll have to check my settings!
Seana I made an Apple and Pear Galette as I couldn’t find Apricots :) Thanks for the inspiration.
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Those apricots are so vibrant! Beautiful galette, Seana!
Ah, you make me miss warmer weather so much with this beautiful number. Great photos and a truly lovely recipe. Thank you!
Thank you so much for you nice comment. :) Honestly, I’m looking forward to cooler days!
This looks so yummy!
So so gorgeous!!