twd: baking with julia: peach & blueberry galette

first, i would like to thank everyone who visited my blog last week and for all the comments! i appreciate you!

on to this galette . . . such a fancy name for such a simple, rustic and homey tart.

this was light, thin crust and studded with crunchy cornmeal. just the right note with sliced peaches and the most blueberry-tasting of blueberries i've had all summer.

i was a little less than excited about two weeks of pie . . . see last week's posting if you have any questions about my pie attitudes. while the closest this galette gets to my beloved streusel topping is the crunchy turbinado sugar on the crust edges, i would make this again.

it's the type of light summer dessert that perfectly highlights the natural sweetness of any fruit at the peak of it's season.

and it's so light you can serve it with ice cream. lots and lots of ice cream. this is sweet corn ice cream with raspberry chambord sauce and lemon frozen yogurt with white chocolate. thank you, again, jeni's fabulous ice cream recipes.

the ice cream? it was for the birthday girl.

birthday galette on a steam august evening, after a night of champagne cocktails, cut-throat board gaming and good friends.

not bad way to wind down the summer.

to find more posts on this lovely galette and the recipe, visit tuesdays with dorie!

Comments

[Paula @ Vintage Kitchen Notes]

Great pics, I like your `the most blueberry tasting of blueberries´ quote! The ice cream sounds splendid really.

[Teresa]

Love the photo of the birthday girl blowing out her candles - sounds like you had a wonderful night!

[Inge and Gillian]

Another beautiful take on a galette.

[Im At Home Baking]

Looks so delicious!!

[cindy]

This was a fun recipe that I will make again and again.

[Ckay]

What a beautiful birthday galette.
Berry and peach (or nectarine) is one of my favourite fillings!

[Cher]

Oooo a birthday galette! I love the picture of the candles being blown out.

[Julia]

Your galette looks great. I too love a streusal topping :).

[Meghan Rose]

this looks bomb! def having this a la' mode with some ice cream, great touch :D

[Cathleen]

Great looking galette and a perfect way to wind down summer - then make it with apples to rev up fall! :)