Galette

Crisp anise cookies are layered with raspberries and honey-flavored cream. There are enough cookies to make four desserts, with extras for nibbling.

This free-form tart is wonderful topped with caramel sauce and Crème Fraîche.

(GALETTE DE POMMES A L'ORANGE) A country-style fruit tart with a lattice top.

Seasonal fruits star in a lovely rustic dessert.

The chocolate topping on this striking rectangular tart is very rich, so a small serving of the dessert goes a long way.

Serve this with sweetened whipped cream.

All the flaky-nutty goodness of an almond croissant, with one-tenth of the effort.

This easy strawberry galette recipe requires less fuss than a pie, but has all the same components, down to the burbling fruit filling and tender, flaky crust.

Canned pears, a simple almond cream, and store-bought puff pastry make this pear galette recipe feel sophisticated but entirely doable.

Graham cracker crust lovers rejoice! This glorious fruit-filled galette is for you.

While butter is the usual choice for galette or pie dough, a combination of olive oil and yogurt gives this crust a flaky texture and a golden brown color when baked. If the dough is a little crumbly when rolling it out, don’t worry: Just patch it back up.

Not just a clever name, this savory tart combines three alliums (scallions, garlic, and onion) for maximum flavor and crispy-jammy texture. The key to the flaky crust is to move fast! Rolling and folding the dough while the butter is still cold creates distinct layers of butter and flour that will steam apart during baking, making the crust light and flaky.

Galettes were invented to make amateur bakers feel like pros.

"Galette" is just a fancy word for "a pie that's practically impossible to mess up."