persimmon thyme galette
November 25, 2022

persimmon thyme galette

Dough

  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1 cup + 2 TBL all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Filling and assembly

  • 4 fuyu persimmons cut into 1/4 disks
  • 1 TBL fresh thyme
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
  • 1/4 cup sugar, + more for sprinkling
  • 2 TBL brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger

assembly-

  • all purpose flour (for surface)
  • 2 TBL milk

Dough

Preheat oven to 350. Toast pecans on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until fragrant and slightly darkened, 10-15 min, let cool. Pulse pecans in a food processor until the consistency of coarse meal. Add flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon and pulse to combine. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with a few pea size pieces remaining.

Transfer to a large bowl; drizzle with 4 TBL ice water and mix just until mixture comes together. Gently pat dough into a 6" diameter disk. wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.

Filling and Assembly

Preheat oven to 375. Toss persimmon filling together in a large bowl.

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 13" round. Carefully transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet. Arrange persimmon slices in center of dough, leaving a 2" border. Fold edges over, overlapping slightly. Brush dough with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake galette until crust is dark golden brown and filling is bubbling, 45-50 min. Let cool before serving.