Happy Pi Day! I’m about to get ready and take off for Portland with my best friend, Whitney. Where are we going? I thought you might ask that. We are going to go see Justin Bieber in concert. Yeah, we might be a little old for this.
Several years back Whitney introduced me to this new 14-year-old artist. We were in the car on the way to my sister’s basketball game when she slid that purple and white CD into the player. His voice was “like a mix of Fergi and Jesus.”
When the Never Say Never Concert movie came out, Whitney and I were there and now that he is in Portland, Whitney and I will be there. We are going to be surrounded by teens wearing cut off shorts in 50 degree weather while Whitney and I will have just come from Ikea, wearing reasonable shoes, packing snacks, just incase we get low blood sugar. Also, our parents won’t be dropping us off because we are grown-ups. (But really, are we? Because we are going to a Justin Bieber concert)
But pie day…. Pie day. This galette is simple, easy and tasty. Flaky and flavorful crust just hugs this sweet marion berry and creamy tart goat cheese. Slice this puppy with vanilla bean ice-cream and fill your mouth full of this pie because 3.14159265359……..
Marionberry and Goat Cheese Galette
Flaky and flavorful crust hugs this sweet marionberry and creamy tart goat cheese galette recipe. Simple pie and a crowd favorite.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients
|| Crust ||
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick sweet cream butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2–3 tablespoons ice water
|| Filling ||
4 1/2 cups marionberry (or blackberry)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup corn starch
Juice of a small lemon
3/4 cup goat cheese
Instructions
|| Crust || Put flour and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Grate the chilled butter into the flour salt mixture and add in the oil. With a large fork cut the butter into the flour until the flour starts to look yellow in color and the butter chunks are pea sized.
In a small bowl mix the yolk, ice water and rice vinegar and pour into the flour butter mixture. Mix with a large fork until it becomes too tough and dump onto a cold clean surface and knead just until the dough comes together. Form into a disk and cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least a half an hour and up to 48.
|| Filling || Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Place the marionberries, sugar, corn starch and lemon juice into a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and mix with a wooden spoon until the filling starts to thicken to a pudding consistency.
Roll out the chilled dough into a ten inch round disk and place on stoneware. Pour the marionberry mixture in the center. Fold the outer crust inwards and top with chunks of goat cheese to your preference. Place in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes.
Keywords: black berry, freeform pie, galette, goat cheese, marionberry
