Mushroom Asparagus Galette

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Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 165 g all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 113 g cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces 4 oz, 1 stick
  • 60 g plain yogurt or sour cream
  • 3 to 4 tbsp cold water

Filling

  • 1 pound asparagus trimmed and cut on the bias into 1” pieces
  • 8 oz mushrooms sliced 1/4” thick
  • 1/4 cup cooked bacon crumbled
  • Kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated gruyere or swiss cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan or pecorino cheese
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • Red pepper flakes to taste
  • 1 tablespoon 15 ml olive oil

Instructions
 

Crust

  • Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl. Sprinkle butter over dough and using a pastry blender or your fingertips, work it into the flour until the mixture resembles small peas. Sprinkle sour cream and 3 tablespoons of water over the mixture and stir/mash it together to combine; it should form large clumps; add last tablespoon water if it does not. Use your hands to bring it together into a single mass.
  • Transfer dough to a large square of parchment paper, patting it into a flatter packet, and wrap it tightly. Chilling it in the fridge until firm, 1 to 2 hours or up to 4 days. You can hasten the firming process along in the freezer, for about 20 minutes.

Filling

  • In a small bowl, combine ricotta, gruyere, parmesan, garlic, a pinch of salt, and pepper to taste and set aside.
  • Heat oven to 450 ° F. Season the asparagus with salt and pepper and toss with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Roast on a baking sheet for 5 minutes and then set aside.
  • Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper and toss with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
  • Roast on a baking sheet for about 10 minutes. Let cook and then combine with the asparagus in a medium bowl.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 400 ° F.

Assemble

  • Unwrap firm crust dough and line a large baking sheet with the parchment paper that it was wrapped in.
  • On a floured counter, roll the dough out into 14” round-ish shape. Gently transfer it to the parchment paper in the pan.
  • Spread ricotta mixture over center, leaving a 3” border.
  • Spoon asparagus & mushrooms over ricotta layer then sprinkle with bacon. Fold the border over the filling, pleating the edge to make it fit.
  • The center will be open.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the crust is deeply golden.
  • Serve warm.

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