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These Mini Spiced Pear Galettes are simple, rustic, and cozy. They combine tender, spiced pear slices with a flaky vegan butter crust and a maple glaze that ties everything together. Perfect for fall baking or any time you want a quick, elegant dessert.
What Are Mini Galettes?
Galettes are free-form pies that donโt require a pie pan for baking. Since these are mini, each one bakes into an individual portion, making them ideal for gatherings. You get all the flavor of a pie without the fuss of a lattice or perfect crimping.
Ingredients Needed to Make Mini Spiced Pear Galettes
- All-purpose flour: The base that gives the crust its structure.
- Granulated sugar: Adds a light sweetness and helps with browning.
- Cold vegan butter: Creates flaky layers in the crust and adds richness to the glaze.
- Ice water: Brings the dough together without making it heavy or sticky.
- Salt: Balances the flavors and sweetness.
- Pears: Choose ripe but firm pears for the best texture. Bosc or Bartlett work well.
- Brown sugar: Adds deep caramel notes that complement the spices.
- Cornstarch: Thickens the filling to prevent it from becoming watery.
- Lemon juice: Brightens the flavor and prevents the pears from browning.
- Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom: Create a warm, spiced flavor blend.
- Vanilla extract: Adds depth and rounds out the spices.
- Non-dairy milk: Brushed crust with maple syrup to help it brown evenly.
- Maple syrup: Helps sweeten the dessert and add shine to the crust.
- Powdered sugar: Creates the classic glaze texture.
How to Make Mini Spiced Pear Galettes
- Chill the butter. Cut the butter into cubes and freeze it for 15 minutes.
- Make the dough. Mix the flour, sugar, and salt. Work in the butter with your fingertips until coarse crumbs form. Add ice water until the dough just holds together.
- Chill the dough. Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 375ยฐF.
- Prepare the filling. Mix the pears with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, spices, salt, and vanilla.
- Roll out and cut the dough. Roll the dough into a thin sheet and cut into 6โ8 inch circles.
- Assemble. Add pear filling to the center of each round, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold the edges over. Brush with milk and maple syrup.
- Bake for 25โ30 minutes until golden brown.
- Make the glaze. Whisk together all glaze ingredients until smooth.
- Cool and serve. Let the galettes rest for 10 minutes, then drizzle with glaze.
Tips for Perfect Galettes
- Keep the butter and dough cold to ensure a flaky crust.
- Avoid overmixing the dough; it should look a bit shaggy.
- Use firm pears that hold their shape when baked.
- If your kitchen is warm, chill the dough again after assembling the galettes before baking.
- Brush the crust with non-dairy milk for a golden finish.
Storage and Make-Ahead
- Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Reheat in the oven at 350ยฐF for 5โ10 minutes to restore crispness.
- Freeze unbaked galettes on a tray, then store in a freezer bag for up to 2 months. Bake from frozen, adding 5โ7 minutes to the bake time.
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Mini Spiced Pear Galettes
Ingredients
Crust:
- 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ยฝ teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons cold vegan butter, cubed
- ยผ–ยฝ cup ice water
Pear filling:
- 3 pears, thinly sliced
- ยผ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ยผ teaspoon nutmeg
- ยผ teaspoon ground cloves
- ยผ teaspoon cardamom
- ยฝ teaspoon saltย
Assembly:
- 1 tablespoon non-dairy milk
- 1/2 teaspoon maple syrupย
Maple glaze:
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon melted vegan butter
- ยฝ cup (60g) powdered sugar
- ยผ teaspoon cinnamon
- ยผ teaspoon salt
- ยผ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Chill the butter. Cut the vegan butter into ยฝโ cubes and place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Make the dough. In a large bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, sugar, and salt. Pinch the frozen butter into the flour with your fingertips until distributed and the butter is broken into irregular pieces. If the butter becomes too soft, place the bowl into the freezer before continuing.
- Add ยผ cup of ice water. Use a spatula to mix and press together to form a shaggy dough. If the dough is too dry and doesnโt hold together when pressed, add more ice water, one tablespoon at a time. Note that it should be pretty dry.ย
- Chill the dough. Dump the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and lightly knead to bring the dough together into a rough disk. Wrap the dough tightly in plastic and place it in the fridge for 4 to 24 hours.
- Remove the dough from the fridge and preheat the oven to 375หF.
- Prepare the filling. Add all of the filling ingredients to a large bowl and mix together until combined.ย
- Roll out and cut the dough. Unwrap the dough and flour on both sides, then roll out until about โ โ thick. Use a 6-8โ bowl or cookie cutter to cut circles out of the dough. You will have to reroll the remaining crust once or twice. Depending on the size of your circles, you should get between 6-8 mini galettes.ย
- Arrange the rounds on a baking sheet. Add some of the spiced pear slices to the center of each round, leaving about a 1โ border on the outside. Gently fold the outer edges of the dough over the filling. Brush the edge of the dough with non-dairy milk.
- Bake. Place into the oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
- Prepare the maple glaze. Whisk together all the glaze ingredients in a small bowl until smooth.ย
- Cool. Once the galettes are done baking, allow them to cool for at least 10 minutes.
- Serve. Drizzle with the maple glaze and enjoy!
Notes
- Storage: Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Reheating: Warm in oven at 350ยฐF for 5โ10 minutes to restore crispness.
- Freezing: Place unbaked galettes on a tray to freeze, then transfer to a freezer bag for up to 2 months. Bake from frozen, adding 5โ7 minutes to the bake time.
