Savory Galette Dough

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 6 ounces butter, cold
• 1/2 cup ice cold water

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt and the pepper.
• 2 cut in the butter, using your fingers or a pastry cutter, until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal -- work very quickly so that the butter does not become too warm.
• 3 add the ice water and press the dough gently until it just comes together -- do not overmix--it's okay if there appears to be unmoistened flour.
• 4 spread a sheet of plastic wrap over a flat surface and turn the dough out onto it.
• 5 grip the ends of the plastic wrap and pull them together, towards the center, so that the wrap presses the dough together.
• 6 wrap the dough into a ball and refrigerate it for at least 30 minute (at this point, the dough can be wrapped a second time and stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• 7 to make the pastry, cut the dough into 2 or 8 equal pieces, depending on whether you will make large or individual galettes.
• 8 set the dough on a floured work surface and use the palm of your hand to pat it flat.
• 9 using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a circle about 1/8-inch thick. large galettes should be about 14 inches in diameter - small galettes should be about 6-8 inches in diameter.
• 10 set the dough on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and keep chilled until ready to fill. (the dough can also be frozen after it has been rolled; be sure to wrap it tightly.).
• 11 fill with whatever your heart desires and bake in a 400ºf oven for about 35-40 min, depending on what you fill it with. the pastry should be nice and golden brown.
• 12 **variation: for sweet galettes, use 1/4 tsp salt and add 1 tsp sugar at the same time.