Mushroom Galette Recipe (Savory Mushroom Tart) - Mon Petit Four® (2024)

If you love mushroom recipes, you’ll love this mushroom galette recipe. Made with flaky pie crust, a mixture of cheeses, and a delicious combination of caramelized onions and mushrooms, this savory mushroom tart is the perfect meal or appetizer!

Mushroom Galette Recipe

If you’ve never heard of a galette, it’s essentially a rustic pie or tart. On the blog, I’ve shared recipes for an apple galette and strawberry galette, which are both dessert galettes.

Today, I’m sharing this recipe for a savory galette, which is basically a mushroom tart.

If you’ve ever made a French onion tart, it’s not too different from that.

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For this mushroom galette recipe, you’ll need pie dough for the pastry aspect.

You can make your homemade pie crust or simply use a sheet of store-bought pie dough.

Once you’ve got the pie crust ready to go, you’ll spread a layer of ricotta cheese over the crust, then top it with some grated parmesan for extra flavor.

The cheese is then topped with sautéed mushrooms and caramelized onions before all of the filling is topped with gruyere cheese.

The great thing about a galette is that it’s incredibly versatile. You can use all kinds of vegetables and cheeses to make a galette, so if you’re not a fan of mushrooms or you’re not a fan of gruyere, you can swap them out.

You could pile on sautéed veggies like zucchini, tomato, and bell pepper for a rustic summer version.

Or, turn this into a meat lover’s delight by incorporating ham or sausage.

If you are a fan of mushrooms, however, you are going to love the version shared here today, just as it is!

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The combination of mushrooms with onions is divine. Anytime I make this for a gathering with friends, I always get people asking me for the recipe.

You can also enjoy this mushroom galette as a meal with a glass of crisp, white wine.

To serve the galette, simply cut it up into pizza-like slices. If you’re serving it as an appetizer, you’ll want to cut them into smaller slices.

If you’re serving it as a meal, you can afford to be more generous with your portions.

You can also prep this galette and freeze it for baking later. If you decide to make ahead and freeze, just be sure to increase the duration in which you bake the tart as it will likely need more time to bake through.

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Mushroom Galette Recipe

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

A savory tart made with flaky pastry and a delicious combination of cheeses, mushrooms, and caramelized onions.

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet of pie dough
  • 1/3 cup whole milk ricotta
  • 6 oz. crimini mushrooms, cut into slices
  • 1/4 of a jumbo white onion, cut into thin crescent-shaped slices
  • 1.5 oz gruyere cheese, shredded
  • parmesan cheese, for grating as a garnish
  • pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • 1 egg, separated into white and yolk
  • olive oil
  • 1 sprig of thyme

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. To a pan, add about a tablespoon of olive oil. Warm over medium heat and once hot, add in the onion slices. Cook until the onions begin to become golden along the edges and caramelize.
  2. Add the mushroom slices to the pan and cook for another few minutes until the mushrooms are tender. Turn off the heat and temporarily set the pan aside.
  3. Unroll the pie crust onto a baking sheet fitted with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Brush the egg white over most of the pie crust, leaving about a 1 1/2 inch perimeter bare. Let the crust rest for a minute for the egg white to slightly dry.
  4. Spread the ricotta cheese all over the area covered with the egg white. Use a zester to finely grate a little bit of parmesan cheese as a slight garnish over all the ricotta cheese. Add a small pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper, as well as the pinch of nutmeg, over the cheese.
  5. Distribute the mushroom-onion mixture all over the ricotta cheese, then top that with the shredded gruyere. Add the thyme leaves all over the top.
  6. Fold the edges of the pie crust over the mushroom filling, all along the edges. Brush the egg yolk over the pastry, then top the pastry with some of the finely grated parmesan.
  7. Bake the galette for 20-30 minutes. If you're using store-bought crust, it will typically look golden and be ready in the 20-25 minute mark, whereas homemade pastry can take up to 30 minutes.
  8. Let the galette rest for 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to your serving plate.
Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 292Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 79mgSodium: 275mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 7g

Mushroom Galette Recipe (Savory Mushroom Tart) - Mon Petit Four® (2024)

FAQs

How do I keep my galette from getting soggy? ›

Because you can't par-bake a galette crust to prevent the fruit's juices from making the crust soggy, many folks brush their galette crust with egg white or make a layer of crushed cookies or cake crumbs, either of which work fine.

What is the difference between pie dough and galette dough? ›

Whereas pies are baked in a sloped pie pan, often with a top crust or open with crimped edges, galettes are freeform, and baked right on a baking sheet. The edges of the galette are folded over the center filling, leaving a wide opening from which the filling can be seen.

What's the difference between a tart and a galette? ›

The main difference is that tarts only have a bottom crust, and the crust is much thicker than a pie crust. Galettes – This is basically a pie made without using a pie dish, but because that would be too simple galettes can be made with any type of pastry dough.

What causes pastry to have a soggy bottom? ›

Soggy bottoms

And finally, the most frustrating pastry problem of all – the soggy bottom. This normally happens when the oven is not hot enough or the pastry is not baked for long enough. However, it can also be because too much water was added to the dough.

What are the three different types of galette? ›

For this recipe, we use puff pastry to keep things super easy! What are the three different types of galette? The three most common types of galette are galette Breton, galette de rois, and fruit galette.

Which pie dough produces a more tender crust? ›

I like to use pastry flour because it contains less gluten than all-purpose flour and therefore creates a more tender crust, but all-purpose flour will work just fine if that's what you have on hand. The “2” is fat. Butter is the most common type of fat used, but other solid fats will work as well.

Does a galette need to be refrigerated? ›

Loosen tart from parchment and carefully slide onto wire rack using two spatulas; let cool until warm, about 30 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 day or in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Can you make galette the night before? ›

Yes! You can make the filling and dough and chill it in the refrigerator overnight, then assemble the galette the next day when you're ready to bake it. I don't recommend making the entire, assembled galette and letting it sit overnight in the fridge, because you run the risk of the crust becoming soggy.

Can you bake a galette the day before? ›

Make Ahead Tips: The pastry can be made and refrigerated two days in advance or frozen for up to two weeks in advance. The assembled galette can go straight from freezer to oven.

Can you refrigerate a galette before baking? ›

Place the galette in the fridge for 20-30 minutes to chill while you preheat the oven to 375°f / 190°c. Brush the galette crust with egg wash, then sprinkle the galette all over with raw sugar. Bake the galette for 35 to 40 minutes, until the pastry is deep golden brown.

How do you keep pastry crispy? ›

Store in an Airtight Container:

Once completely cooled, store the puff pastry in an airtight container. This helps to maintain its crispness by preventing exposure to humidity.

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