The idea behind Leisurely Homemaker is that cooking, hosting, sewing – or whatever you’re into – doesn’t have to be picture-perfect to be worth doing. That’s why I talk about coming at homemaking from a ‘perfectly imperfect’ point of view. I am not the (imaginary) perfect housewife of mid-century advertisements. I do get a home cooked dinner on the table most nights, but one skill I have not come anywhere close to perfecting is food presentation.
As a result, my prepared food isn’t always “Instagram-worthy,” but that doesn’t stop me from sharing pictures, especially in my stories (if you follow me on Instagram, you know what I mean!). My desserts tend to be prettier than my main courses, but I’m particularly bad at making double-crust pie. I am just not very good at working with pastry. Fortunately, this doesn’t affect the flavour, and no one looks a gift pie in the … mouth?
Anyway.
Today, I post in honour of the humble galette, the answer to my pie-making troubles. You do not need to have any real pastry skill to make a galette, and no matter how rough the end result looks, it will always be beautiful. I mean, I’ve never seen an ugly galette. Have you?
I didn’t think so. If mine (above) isn’t ugly, and I don’t think it is, then I don’t think there is such a thing. The beauty of a galette is in its rustic-ness. It’s meant to look handmade. It’s pretty fun to make, too – you roll out your pie shell, add your filling, and fold the edges of the shell around the filling.
You need enough pastry to make a single crust pie, and some fruit filling (generally, you need fruit, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice). You could play around with different pastry and pie filling recipes, mix and match your favourites, or try the Sally’s Baking Berry Galette recipe. Pictured on this post is my version of the latter. Mine looks even more rustic than hers, but I still find it so visually appealing that I wish I could serve it right from the photo!
What’s your favourite showstopper dessert that’s easier than it looks to make?
