: Streusel mixture:
1/2 c light brown sugar
1/2 c granulated sugar
1 c unsifted all-purpose flour
4 oz unsalted butter
: *butter pastry
: Galette:
1 md ripe pineapple, cored,
: peeled, — cut into 1/4 “
: slices
1/4 c strained warm apricot jam
Streusel: combine brown sugar and granulated sugar in a small bowl.
Add flour and mix to combine. Add butter and work in with fingertips
until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Refrigerate in airtight
container until ready to use.
Galette: preheat oven to 400. Cut pineapple slices in half and place
on paper towel to absorb juice. Arrange pineapple slices over pastry
in concentric circles, overlapping them slightly, leaving 1 inch
border around edge. Fold pastry edge over edges of pineapple slices
all around the galette. Sprinkle streusel over top. Bake 40-45
minutes or until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and brush
warm apricot glaze over pineapple slices and serve lukewarm cut into
slices. *A store bought pie shell works fine for this recipe or make
your own pastry with flour and butter ( 2 cups flour to 1 stick of
butter). Use ice water until it make a pastry ball.
Yields
4 Servings