Feijoa, walnut and honey galette recipe

Treat the family to a special autumn dessert while feijoas are in season. Photo / Fresh Media

Juicy feijoas are combined with a spiced walnut topping and a tender vinegar pastry in this gorgeous dessert. Galettes are traditionally made in a freeform style, so you don’t need to worry about getting a perfectly shaped piecrust.

Feijoa, walnut and honey galette

Serves 6

Ingredients

Pastry

2 cups flour

¼ cup icing sugar

125g cold butter, diced

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

¼ cup iced water

Filling

8 large feijoas, peeled

2 Tbsp liquid honey

1 Tbsp lemon juice

½ cup walnuts

3 Tbsp sugar

2 Tbsp flour

½ tsp cinnamon

1 egg yolk

Icing sugar for dusting

Liquid honey for drizzling

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 190C.
2. Make the pastry: Place the flour, icing sugar and cold butter in a food processor and process until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
3. Mix the vinegar with iced water and gradually add to the flour mixture, pulsing until the dough just comes together. Add a little more iced water if needed.
4. Shape into a disc, wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
5. Prepare the filling: Combine the honey and lemon juice in a large bowl. Cut the feijoa into wedges, add to the bowl and gently turn to coat with the honey mixture.
6. Place the walnuts, flour, sugar and cinnamon in a food processor and pulse until the walnuts are roughly chopped.
7. Make the tart: Roll pastry between two sheets of baking paper to a 32cm circle. Place on an oven tray and remove the top sheet. Place the feijoa wedges on the pastry, leaving a 6cm border. Drizzle with any remaining juices from the bowl, then sprinkle the walnut mixture over the top.
8. Fold the pastry edges over the edge of the fruit mixture. Beat the egg yolk and brush over the folded edges.
9. Bake at 190C for 25-30 minutes until golden and the fruit is tender. If the fruit starts to brown too much, cover loosely with foil.
10. Dust with icing sugar before serving. Serve warm with extra liquid honey for drizzling and some whipped cream or ice cream.

– fresh.co.nz