Dairy Free
Strawberry Galette
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 cups Hockley Valley Light Spelt Flour
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup lard
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• up to 1/4 cup cold water
• 3.5 cups quartered strawberries
• 2 tbsp. powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp. shaved or chopped allergen-free chocolate
(such as Enjoy Life, Camino, Giddy Yoyo, Pascha, or MadeGood)
Instructions:
• Add the flour, salt, and 1 tbsp. of the sugar to a large mixing bowl. Mix well.
• Add the olive oil and lard, and cut the fats into the flour so that they form small pea-sized bits throughout the mixture.
• Pour the water in slowly, stirring well to bring the ingredients together into a dough. It should hold together quite well and shouldn’t feel wet. You may not need all of the water.
• When the dough can come together into a ball, scoop it up and transfer to a sheet of parchment paper dusted with half of the powdered sugar.
• Fold the dough over 10 times (alternating directions) to knead. Form it into a disc, then wrap up in the paper and refrigerate for an hour.
• Cut the strawberries into quarters, unless they are really large in which case cut them into smaller pieces. The cores should be removed. Toss the berries with about 1 tbsp. of the regular sugar.
• Dust the chilled dough with the remaining powdered sugar.
• Roll it out on the parchment paper to a 10.5 x 10.5 inch circle.
• Pile the berries up in the center and fold the dough up over the sides, making sure it is nice and taught and in place. Avoid leaving any air bubbles, gaps, or looseness in the pastry.
• Sprinkle some of the remaining sugar around the edges of the pastry.
• Transfer the whole galette on the parchment paper onto a baking sheet.
• Place into a pre-heated 375F oven for 50 minutes, then turn up to 400F and bake for for 8 – 10 minutes
After taking it out of the oven, sprinkle the chopped chocolate over the galette once it has had a chance to come down in temperature. Serve it while still nice and warm so that the syrupy berries, melted chocolate, and flaky pastry can co-mingle together.