I’ve been having trouble sleeping in lately. So one morning, I found myself in the kitchen starting to bake a simple strawberry galette before the workday began. It’s a pretty simple recipe in terms of ingredients and steps. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did (it was almost gone by afternoon). See recipe below.

Simple STRAWBERRY GALETTE Recipe

For the crust:

• 5 tbsp unsalted cold butter

• 1.25 cup flour

• 3.5oz cream cheese

• 1-2 tbsp ice cold water

• 0.25 tsp sea salt

• 1 tbsp granulated sugar

• 1 egg (for egg wash on crust later)

For the filling:

• 1 lb fresh strawberries

• 2 tbsp apricot or raspberry preserves

Steps:

1. Mix the flour, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.

2. Cut the butter into small cubes and mix in until dough is crumbly.

3. Add in the cream cheese and combine.

4. If it doesn’t stick together, add 1-2 tbsp of cold water, a little at a time.

5. Wrap dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate. An hour is best, but I tend to use it as soon as I’m done with the filling.

6. Slice strawberries.

7. Preheat oven to 400F.

8. Take dough out and roll until approximately 13-14” in diameter.

9. Layer in strawberries, leaving about 2-3” of dough edge to fold later.

10. Fold the dough edges towards the center and work your way around.

11. Brush on the egg wash onto the crust.

12. Bake for 40-45min.

13. After bake, heat up 1-2 tbsp of preserves in the microwave for about 1 min.

14. Brush preserves over the strawberries to get that “glazed” look.

15. Let cool for about an hour and serve.

Hope you find creative outlets for those restless hours and make something beautiful (and tasty!) too.