Rhubarb Frangipane Galette

With the first signs of spring comes rhubarb and my rhubarb frangipane galette. What’s better than a flaky crust, smothered with a creamy frangipane and topped with a tart yet sweet melange of rhubarb and orange? It can’t get any better than that if you ask me.

I love rhubarb and as soon as I see it in the local fruit store, I am all over it. I make so many delicious recipes with it. It seems I can’t get enough of it. I have to admit, I even freeze it for later use when I know the season is coming to an end.

The Ingredients for Rhubarb Frangipane Galette

A small list of ingredients that make this amazing galette.

Ingredients List for Rhubarb Frangipane Galette

• Rhubarb
• 5-6 stalks of rhubarb
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• juice of 1 orange
• a pinch of salt
• Frangipane
• 3 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup almond meal (ground almonds)
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1 tablespoon flour
• a pinch of salt
• Other ingredients
• 1 pie crust
• 1 egg white to coat

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The Pie Crust

The first step to making my delicious rhubarb frangipane galette is to make the pie crust. You can find the recipe for my pie crust recipe here. Or you can use a store-bought pie crust.

Getting the Rhubarb Ready

Next, we need to get the rhubarb ready. In order to get that, we are going to start by chopping the rhubarb into 4-inch pieces. When chopping the rhubarb, peel off any stringy bits that come off as you chop it. It’s similar to chopping celery. Place the chopped pieces of rhubarb into a large bowl. Add 1/2 a cup of sugar to the bowl. Then add the juice of one orange (about 1/4 cup) and a pinch of salt. Toss everything together so that the rhubarb gets coated with the juice and sugar mixture. Let sit for about 10 mins.

Allowing the rhubarb to sit will help soften the rhubarb a little and will take the sour edge off the rhubarb.

The Frangipan

Now we can prepare the frangipane. In a mixing bowl, whip 3 tablespoons of sugar with 4 tablespoons of room temperature butter. Once those are beaten together, add the egg and the brandy to the bowl. Continue whipping until the egg is mixed in with the sugar. Add the almond meal to the bowl and whip for a further one minute. Now add the flour and the salt and mix to form a thick cookie dough kind of dough.

Roll out the pie crust into about an 11 inch circular form. It doesn’t have to be a perfect circle. One of the things I love about galettes is the rustic look. You don’t need to worry about a particular shape with the pastry. It gets folded over and kind of takes on a form of its own.

Once the pastry is rolled, spread the frangipane mix onto the pastry. Leave about and a half all along the edges. This is the bit you will fold over to make the galette.

Baking the Rhubarb Frangipane Galette

By now the rhubarb should be ready. Drain the juice out of the bowl. Do not discard the juice. Keep it to make a delicious glaze for the top. Line the rhubarb on top of the frangipane and fold the edges over. Place the rhubarb frangipane galette on top of a parchment-lined baking tray. Beat the egg white and using a baking brush, apply a coating on the folded edges of the pie crust. Bake for 35 mins in a 375-degree oven.

Once baked, remove the galette from the oven. Let sit for about 5 mins then move it to a cookie rack to cool down completely.

While the galette is baking, pour the juice that you had collected earlier into a bowl and boil it down to form a glaze. Once both the rhubarb frangipane galette and glaze have cooled, slice and enjoy with a side of whipped cream or ice cream.

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