Staying Fit
Our Dinner and a Movie series features nostalgic essays on some of our favorite films from the ’80s and ’90s paired with recipes inspired from movie moments. Don’t miss our essay on When Harry Met Sally.
Raise the bar on Sally Albright’s diner Apple Pie à la Mode with a slice of pear galette, a rustic, free-formed pastry that requires no pie dish (if made correctly, a galette can be eaten almost like a slice of pizza, as it’s firm on the bottom). I don’t recommend strawberry ice cream with this, but real whipped cream is fine, if you have it. Reddi-wip allowed — although Sally might not approve.
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Pear Galette
Serves 8
Crust
- 1 ¾ cups flour, plus four for rolling
- ⅛ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 15 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 6-12 tablespoons ice water
Filling
- 4 ripe Bartlett pears, cored and thinly sliced
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
- Pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Galette
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup turbinado sugar
- 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes