"Galette!" by Rebecca Firkser

[blue_dolphin]

I recently purchased Galette!: Sweet and Savory Recipes as Easy as Pie (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) by Rebecca Firkser and it looks like it will be fun. 
There's one basic dough recipe used throughout, with options for adding flavors or other flours like cocoa, buckwheat, etc. 

 

The wide range of shapes and sizes she uses is very appealing to me.  Everything from an XL sheetpan size for parties to individual servings in folded squares or muffin tins to a deep-dish version baked in a springform pan to accommodate lots of filling. 

First on my list to try is the Rotisserie Chicken, Potato, and Chèvre Galette which Rebecca describes as a chicken pot pie on vacation in France.  She offers a Buffalo wing variation with blue cheese instead of chèvre.

 

Maggie Hoffman recently hosted Rebecca on her Dinner Plan podcast to chat about the book and other things. You can listen to the podcast and find the recipes for the chicken galettes I mentioned and a pretty summer tian galette here: 

The Dinner Plan: Rebecca Firkser’s Best Advice for Cooking on a Budget

 

You can scroll down on this page on the author's website to find a carousel that includes several pages and recipes from the book: https://www.rebeccafirkser.com 

 

Other recipes:

Sour Cherry and Campari Galette

 

Sweet Cherry and Lime Galette

 

Sugared and Peppered Plum Galette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Vapre]

Second time today I've heard this book mentioned, first was on a food podcast (Linoleum Knife and Fork). I will check it out.

Edited August 7 by Vapre (log)

[Ddanno]

Gawsh that's a surname you don't want to attempt after a few slurps in polite company.

 

I always thought galette was dessert, interested to check out the savoury recipes.

[Maison Rustique]

OMG! I can't wait to see what you make. I am all about pastry. Anything in pastry! This is a book I just might need to get. Sigh.

[blue_dolphin]

13 hours ago, Ddanno said:

I always thought galette was dessert, interested to check out the savoury recipes.

I think most people also think primarily of sweet galettes, though I have quite a few savory galette recipes in my cookbook collection. 

In the book's intro, Rebecca has this to say about what she’s calling a galette: