Savory Cheese Galette

Recipe from Gourmet.

• For the filling:
• 1 pound Roquefort or Camembert, softened and the rind discarded
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• For the dough:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 11/2 sticks (3/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
• 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, preferably blanched, toasted lightly
• 1 large egg yolk (egg wash)
• 1 tablespoon water (egg wash)
• Red grapes as an accompaniment

Make the filling: In a food processor blend together the Roquefort, cut into pieces, the cream, the wine, the egg yolk, 2 tablespoons flour, and salt and pepper to taste until the filling is smooth.

Make the dough: In a bowl combine the flour, the sugar, and the salt, add the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Stir in the eggs and on a lightly floured surface knead the dough lightly for several seconds, or until it is combined. Divide the dough in half, form each half into a ball, and chill the dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, for 1 hour.

On the lightly floured surface, roll out each ball of dough into a 10-inch round. Press 1 of the dough rounds into the bottom and 3/4 inch up the side of a buttered 9-inch round cake pan, spread the filling evenly over the bottom of the dough with a narrow metal spatula, and sprinkle it with the almonds.

Using the tip of the spatula, cleaned, fold the edge of the dough over the filling. Arrange the remaining dough round on top of the filling and with the spatula press the edge of the top round between the bottom round and the side of the pan, enclosing the filling and sealing the galette. Score the top in a diamond pattern with a fork, brush the dough with the egg wash, and chill the galette for at least 30 minutes and up to 8 hours.

Bake the galette in the middle of a preheated 400 degree oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until it is golden brown, and let it cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a thin knife around the edge of the galette, turn the galette out carefully onto a plate, and invert it onto the rack. Let the galette cool completely and serve it, cut into thin wedges, with the grapes. Makes 24 hors d’oeurves.

Per serving: 198 calories; 13 g fat (7 g saturated fat; 59 percent calories from fat); 14 g carbohydrates; 68 mg cholesterol; 286 mg sodium; 6 g protein; 0.5 g fiber.

For best results

Almost any summer produce works in a galette: sweet berries and stone fruit, or go savory, riffing with tomatoes or zucchini, so long as the produce has the right balance of flavors and depth of personality.

The trick is to keep it simple. Let the fruits and vegetables speak for themselves by not disguising them with a bunch of other flavors.

As the fruit cooks, the flavors will evolve and soften with a natural sweetness.

Fresh out of the oven, give the galette a little time to cool slightly and all those fragrant juices a chance to settle before digging in.