A Recipe

So, I wanted to share this recipe with you. I was looking for something festive to do for the Fourth of July a few weeks ago. I knew we would be out by the pool, so it needed to be something I could transport easily, as well as something that would withstand the Texas heat.

Now, as I mentioned before, I'm no chef, but I can bake. Pinterest didn't fail me, and I stumbled across the recipe for a galette on the Smitten Kitchen and knew I had to give it a try. What initially drew me to the recipe was the fact that there was not a ton of added sugar. The natural sugar in the fruit speaks for itself, and there is very little sugar added to the dough. (I'm not waging a war against sugar, I just try not to include too much in my diet, because there is a noticeable difference when I run. I would rather eat less sugar and not have to suffer through a workout!)

Go see the recipe here. I added greek yogurt to the dough, instead of the ricotta, and it gave it a nice, light flavor. Don't leave out the lemon zest, as it was also the perfect complement to the dough. I opted for a blueberry/peach galette.

The dough made one large and two smaller, individual galettes. While mine didn't exactly form the shape of a star..... I probably could have formed the dough a bit better if I had more time- I was on a mission to get the pool :)

Baby Blueberry Galette. Side note: please look at the super cute parchment paper! Not exactly a star... but you get the idea- right?

Large peach/blueberry galette. Not exactly the star shape I was going for, but I think it could have been easily fixed had I taken a few extra moments to form the dough. Still tasty.

These reminded me of a turnover- delish! While summer fruits are still in season, I have a plan to try a plum galette and probably even a peach galette.