Ingredients
Method
Make the Dough
- Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl and stir briefly.
- Add the cold butter cubes and use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until the mixture looks like rough, uneven crumbs with some pea-sized butter pieces still visible.
- Add ice water one tablespoon at a time, stirring with a fork after each addition, until the dough just comes together when you press a handful - it should not be sticky.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, press it into a flat disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Prepare the Filling
- Pat the peach slices dry with paper towels, then place them in a bowl.
- Add the honey, sugar, cornstarch, thyme leaves, vanilla extract, and lemon juice. Toss gently until the peaches are coated. Set aside for 5 minutes.
Assemble the Galettes
- Heat the oven to 200 C / 390 F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, divide the dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rough circle about 14 cm / 5.5 inches wide and 3 mm thick.
- Transfer the dough rounds to the prepared baking sheet, spacing them 2 cm apart.
- Arrange the peach slices in overlapping layers in the center of each dough round, leaving a 4 cm border all the way around. Drizzle any remaining filling juices from the bowl over the fruit.
- Fold the dough edges up over the outer peach slices, pleating as you go to form a rough border. Press the folds lightly so they hold together.
- Brush the folded crust edges with egg wash. Sprinkle coarse sugar generously over the crust and a little over the fruit.
- Refrigerate the assembled galettes on the sheet pan for 15 minutes before baking.
Bake
- Bake at 200 C / 390 F for 22 to 25 minutes, rotating the pan once halfway through, until the crust edges are deep golden brown and the peach filling is bubbling.
- Remove from the oven and let the galettes cool on the pan for 10 minutes before serving - the filling sets a little as it cools.
Notes
Chilling the assembled galettes for 15 minutes before baking prevents the butter from melting too fast and keeps the crust layers distinct. Don't skip it.
