Being the good friend that I am, I agreed to participate in a vegan cleanse diet for the next few weeks with my friend (Codename: Candelabra). Let me tell you: it’s only Day 2, and all I can think about is snacking on string cheese and grilling salmon for dinner. Sigh… Anyway, in light of this cleanse, I made several TwD and ffwD assignments over the weekend that were clearly not vegan-friendly.
One of them was today’s TwD berry galette as the dough calls for sour cream and butter. Dorie wasn’t kidding about this dough being extremely malleable. My dough became so wet and soft that I left out approximately four tablespoons of the sour cream-ice water mixture for fear that the dough would be too liquidy and not come together.
This galette was delicious, but what pie isn’t? I used blackberries and raspberries for the filling, and the cornmeal in the dough gave the galette a nice mealy texture. A big thanks to my co-worker (Codename: Tasha) for giving me cornmeal so I wouldn’t have to buy an entire bag!
To get the recipe for this berry galette, head over to this week’s hosts: Lisa of Tomato Thymes in the Kitchen or Andrea of The Kitchen Lioness.
Aug 07, 2012 @ 07:08:23
WOW. All I can say is…WOW! =O
Droooooooooling
Aug 07, 2012 @ 07:09:31
Beautifully done!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 07:17:33
Oh, you are a good friend
Lovely galette & good luck with the cleanse.
Aug 07, 2012 @ 07:22:43
Your galette looks great! I loves this recipe and will use it again. Good luck on the cleanse
Aug 07, 2012 @ 07:24:05
What a gorgeous looking dessert. You are a good friend…good luck with your challenge.
Aug 07, 2012 @ 07:30:17
This pie looks divine. Good luck with the cleanse!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 07:36:43
Yummy! Beautiful!!!
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Aug 07, 2012 @ 07:45:07
That looks really excellent. I could do a detox like that;)
Aug 07, 2012 @ 08:40:55
berries are my favourite!
sweet and sour, and very appetizing!
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Aug 07, 2012 @ 08:48:25
My Advice: Find a new Friend.
Lovely Berry Galette. I had such a time with the dough also and used Greek Yogurt and very little water.
Report back on the clense, please.
Aug 07, 2012 @ 09:10:09
Now that does look TEMPTING! The French bias in my cooking favours thi skind of sweet treat. An dgoo dluck with your vegan cleanse!!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 10:14:57
This is one good looking galette! Love the berries, and that golden crust!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 10:16:08
Nice.You really do amazing things
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Aug 07, 2012 @ 10:41:07
Yum! Looks delicious!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 10:51:01
Galettes are my favorite – easy to prepare, without fussing!! Interesting to find that you used cornmeal in the crust, sounds really good. Beautiful photo as it has tempted me to get baking!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 13:19:25
I have never gone vegan and I’m sure it mustn’t be easy the first few days. I love the simplicity and rustic feel of a gallette! And berries are so perfect for it.
Aug 07, 2012 @ 13:51:42
Wow, two weeks sounds like a lot…! I can´t go one morning without my coffee and yogurt. The galette looks wonderful, very yummy!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 13:56:32
such a gorgeous galette!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 14:01:19
I love fresh berry galette and this looks delicious…!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 15:04:46
Your galette shape is perfect
Great job!
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Aug 07, 2012 @ 15:05:38
Ah, this looks so good! I could go for a treat right now.
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Aug 07, 2012 @ 15:17:18
A beautiful galette…but that diet does NOT sound like fun.
Aug 07, 2012 @ 16:24:52
Your photo is magazine worthy. This was a fun recipe, I’ll make it again.
Aug 07, 2012 @ 16:28:56
This is one gorgeous galette…good luck with your vegan cleanse! Don’t you love it when friends come to the rescue?
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Aug 07, 2012 @ 16:53:12
what a great friend! (and good looking galette!) how long are you going to do the cleanse?
Aug 07, 2012 @ 17:15:26
Beautiful looking galette
Aug 07, 2012 @ 17:25:16
Very very nice mouth watering healthy Galette
Aug 07, 2012 @ 17:41:50
You are a braver woman than I for going on that Vegan cleanse. Did I read weeks?!!! This galette looks fantastic…like it should be on the cover of Bon Appetit!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 18:08:32
Vegan cleanse…wow you are so brave! Wish you lot of strength to resist temptation.
What a beautiful galette you’ve made. It’s perfectly round…it’s a pleasure to look at it.
Aug 07, 2012 @ 20:04:15
Simply beautiful galette…so delicious looking!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 21:11:39
That is so funny…we just ended a raw vegan cleanse! I wish you luck!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 21:18:00
Beautiful galette & good luck with the cleanse. Sounds distinctly unfun but maybe you’ll feel really good?
Aug 07, 2012 @ 21:27:28
That’s incredibly brave of you, agreeing to the vegan cleanse! I want to try going vegetarian for a week and I’m kind of already worried of how I’m going to be able to resist meat when my family is eating steak and I’m not…
This galette is so beautiful! And pshhh if it’s not vegan.
Aug 07, 2012 @ 21:56:03
That’s beautiful!! Love the sugary crust!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 22:33:56
Your galette looks wonderful! If only I could my hands on blackberries and raspberries!!
Aug 07, 2012 @ 22:53:58
This looks so good- I love berries in anything. At least on your cleanse you can have berries!
Aug 08, 2012 @ 02:00:51
hi yummy chunklet- oh my, your pastries always look sooooooo pretty and delicious. you just know how to pick them. didnt i tell you before, you have such a great blog. have a nice day
Aug 08, 2012 @ 02:29:07
That looks just like my grandmother’s galette. I’m instantly transported to the age of 9.
Good luck with the cleanse!
Aug 08, 2012 @ 07:17:02
Simply easy and tasty!
Aug 08, 2012 @ 10:31:56
Beautiful galette!
Aug 08, 2012 @ 11:13:17
This is gorgeous!!! It’s true, I don’t think I’ve eaten a pie that I didn’t like, whether it was savoury or sweet
Aug 08, 2012 @ 12:12:38
You are so strong! What a good friend! I think she owes you something after this. The galette is beautiful! Love the photo!
Aug 08, 2012 @ 12:19:47
Oh yumminess!!! It is so beautiful!
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Aug 08, 2012 @ 12:41:30
I love raspberries in any way shape or form. This looks amazing!
Aug 08, 2012 @ 13:55:03
This looks fabulous. You can’t get any better than blackberries and raspberries together.
Aug 08, 2012 @ 13:59:50
This raspberry deliciousness is doing something to me because now I want sweets lol. I love this
Aug 08, 2012 @ 14:15:17
Beautiful. I am planning to make mine tomorrow for my Dad, so I am going to be late for the first time.
Aug 08, 2012 @ 14:22:33
looks beautiful
Aug 08, 2012 @ 16:06:35
Your galette looks perfect!
Aug 08, 2012 @ 16:42:03
Oh this looks sooo good! I bookmarked the recipe so I don’t forget to make it. Currently it’s 108F so no way the oven’s going on!
Aug 08, 2012 @ 20:29:12
What a lovely galette. I love eating berries in baked goods and fresh as candy.
Aug 08, 2012 @ 23:01:43
The galette looks gorgeous! Perfect summer dessert!
Aug 09, 2012 @ 02:07:16
gorgeous galette and ggo dluck with the cleanse!!! yum~
Aug 09, 2012 @ 02:21:57
One word: Divine!
Aug 09, 2012 @ 08:09:29
You are so talented Yummy. I don’t think I could ever create such perfection especially if it involves a crust of any kind, lol…
Thank you so much for sharing and good luck with that cleanse. I’ve never done one of those either but some of them do intrigue me:)
Aug 09, 2012 @ 08:37:36
That’s so good of you to support your friend. I’m not sure I could do it. I hate restricting myself and I’m sure as soon as I decided I was cutting out meat and dairy that that’s exactly what I would crave. I hope it goes well for you. And that’s a very lovely looking dessert xx
Aug 09, 2012 @ 18:47:04
Oh my… who doesn’t love berries? This galette looks yummy
Aug 09, 2012 @ 20:45:49
This has just GOT to be fantastic! c
Aug 10, 2012 @ 06:04:24
Good luck with your diet, sounds exciting, but I’d miss eggs
And this galette looks amazing!
Aug 10, 2012 @ 07:19:49
I missed so many goodies on your blog! this galette looks yummlicious
Aug 11, 2012 @ 01:40:48
You are such a supportive friend, but it will do you good as well! This galette looks absolutely mouthwatering!
Aug 11, 2012 @ 02:18:14
Good luck with vegan cleanse! I’m not sure if I can do it…as I still have trouble with just a portion control on my food. Ugh. What a delicious galette. Good thing you asked your co-worker for corn meal because I have a big jar of corn meal that haven’t used since I used once…
Aug 11, 2012 @ 13:50:25
I wish I was smart like you and had left out some of the water-sour cream mixture. Very smart. Good luck with the cleanse – I did one for two weeks and it wasn’t easy! Beautiful galette.
Aug 11, 2012 @ 15:08:41
Perfectly formed galette! Good luck with that cleanse.
Aug 12, 2012 @ 10:15:35
Beautiful! And just so happens I’m blackberry picking today
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Aug 13, 2012 @ 06:26:35
I absolutely love raspberries and that sugar encrusted pastry looks so delish!
Aug 13, 2012 @ 21:05:52
Such a beautiful galette!
Aug 14, 2012 @ 01:59:46
If that’s what falling off the vegan wagon looks like, I am all in
By the way, also wanted to let you know that I’ve nominated most deserving you for an award! If you’d like to accept it, please check out my post here. If you’d rather not, please know that I respect the work you put into your blog and am more than happy just to have been able to mention it, lovingly, on my own.
With love,
Anne
Aug 14, 2012 @ 08:29:52
Wow this looks absolutely beautiful! I should really attempt one of these galettes myself, they look so delicious and makes fantastic photos.
Aug 17, 2012 @ 20:28:27
Your galette looks delicious!
Good luck on your cleanse! I’ve always thought of doing one…
Aug 26, 2012 @ 23:00:34
i wish I had some of this now!
Sep 02, 2012 @ 09:39:09
That will teach me for being behind in reading.. If I’d seen this my huckleberries might have been a galette instead! This is sooo pretty!! My daughter may bring more huckleberries home this weekend:D