
A good galette starts with great dough, and this one delivers a beautifully flaky, buttery crust that works with both sweet and savory fillings. The short ingredient list — flour, salt, sugar, unsalted butter, apple cider vinegar, and ice water — keeps things clean and straightforward, with no preservatives, synthetic additives, or mystery stabilizers hiding in the mix. That matters more than people realize, since many store-bought pastry doughs and pie crusts contain a range of chemical preservatives that can be hard to avoid if you're watching what goes into your food. The apple cider vinegar is a clever touch here: it gently inhibits gluten development, which keeps the finished crust tender rather than tough. Working cold butter into the flour by hand or with a pastry cutter creates those signature flaky layers that shatter just right when you cut into a finished galette. Once the dough is chilled and rolled out, it's ready to cradle whatever seasonal filling you have in mind — roasted vegetables, caramelized onions, or fresh fruit all shine here. Simple ingredients, honest technique, and a crust you'll want to make on repeat.
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Whisk together the flour, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl until evenly combined.
Add the chilled butter cubes to the flour mixture and work them in with a pastry cutter or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized butter pieces still visible.
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