Delicious Rustic Plum Tarte

This was such a delicious and awesome desert, I just had to share. I am tagging it as a 'healthy alternative' because it contains so much fresh fruit and has half the crust of a traditional pie. This Rustic Plum Tarte is so beautiful to present at any celebration and you could fill it with any type of hard fruit like peaches, apples, pears... you get the picture.

I was visiting some blogs I follow and stumbled upon this picture... So I had to simply bring it to my next dinner party.

Rustic Plum Galette

(adapted from http://madebygirl.blogspot.ca/2013/09/food-rustic-plum-galette.html)

Serves 6

Crust Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour

3 tablespoons sugar

1 cup unsalted butter, chilled and diced

2 egg yolks

1/4 cup ice water

1 egg

sanding sugar, optional

Filling Ingredients:

1 pound plums, sliced thin

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 cup sugar

pinch of salt

Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  To make the crust, combine the flour and sugar into a food processor.  Add the diced butter and pulse until mixture resembles course meal.  Slowly add the egg yolks and ice water and pulse until combined.  Pour mixture into plastic wrap, form into a ball and let chill for at least one hour in the refrigerator.  Meanwhile make the filling - add the plums, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar and a pinch of salt and stir to combine.  Once the crust has been chilled, roll-out onto a floured surface.

Roll into a circle and arrange the plums in the center of the crust allowing for about 2 inches of overhang.  Once filling as been assembled, close the galette by folding the sides in.  Beat the remaining egg and brush onto crust and sprinkle with sanding sugar.  Bake for 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.  Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream.

The galette crust...

The plums in their spices...

Assemble...

Fold up and bake...

And present....Yum!