This tender cottage cheese galette is rustic, golden, and bursting with sweet apricots, with a soft pastry that melts in your mouth. It is a lovely dessert for tea time, much like the Cottage Cheese Khachapuri Boats and No-Bake Banana Cheesecake. Serve it warm or at room temperature, with tea or coffee.
Ingredients
- For the dough: 150 g (2/3 cup) cottage cheese
- 70 g (1/3 cup) sugar
- 100 g (7 tbsp) butter, softened
- 1 egg
- Pinch of salt
- Vanillin
- 180 g (1 1/2 cups) flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- For the filling: Apricots
- 1 tbsp starch (level)
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 egg yolk, for brushing
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese, sugar, salt, vanillin, and egg.
- Add the soft butter and mix well.
- Add the flour and baking powder; quickly knead a soft dough.
- Gather into a ball and chill 30 minutes.
- Chop the apricots into small pieces.
- Divide the dough in two and roll each into a circle.
- Dust the centers with starch, add the apricots, and sprinkle with sugar.
- Fold up the galette edges and brush them with yolk.
- Bake at 180C (350F) for 25-30 minutes until golden.
Tips
- Do not overwork the dough, so the galette stays tender and soft.
- Use ripe but firm apricots so they hold their shape and do not make the pastry soggy.
- For more rustic baking ideas, explore the guides at Allrecipes.
Nutrition (per 100 g): 128 kcal | Protein 7.5 g | Fat 2.9 g | Carbs 17.3 g