Mushroom galette is a French pastry similar to a tart, that does not require a pie dish since the shape is free form. It stems from the French word ‘galet’, which translates to a smooth, flat “pebble”. And if you are curious how to pronounce galette, it’s just ‘guh-let’—easy enough, right?
Galette can be sweet or savoury. I like to think of the galette as rustic elegance. Unlike a tart or more traditional pie, galettes welcome imperfections and encourage adaptations and it is one of the reasons I enjoy baking galettes. My favourite galette is mushroom galette as the meaty mushrooms flavoured with herbs makes this dish super delicious.
Although not traditional but I prefer to blind bake the galette for the crisp crust and no soggy bottoms! Mushroom galette is a simple recipe that requires no special pie dish or tart pan. You simply fold the buttery galette crust edges over themselves to hold in all the flavourful mushroom filling resulting in a delicious rustic tart.
Try this simple yet delicious recipe at home and you will surely enjoy it for lunch, dinner or even snack.
