Best 4 Streusel Topped Cherry Almond Galette Recipes

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Indulge in a culinary delight with our streusel-topped cherry almond galette, a rustic yet elegant dessert that will tantalize your taste buds. This handcrafted pastry features a flaky, buttery crust encasing a vibrant filling of sweet cherries, complemented by the nutty crunch of almonds and a sprinkling of aromatic spices. The crowning glory is a golden brown streusel topping that adds a delightful textural contrast. Discover the secrets behind this irresistible treat as we unveil the step-by-step recipe, along with variations for a gluten-free crust and a vegan filling.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

SWEET CHERRY STREUSEL PIE



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With a flaky, all-butter crust on the bottom and a crumbly streusel on top, this delicious pie keeps things interesting. As for the filling, no canned stuff here: you'll pit whole cherries for a cherry pie that's the real deal.

Provided by Four and Twenty Blackbirds

Categories     dessert

Time 10h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

8 ounces cold unsalted butter (2 sticks), preferably 82% fat European butter
2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup cold water
1 cup Ice cubes
Unsalted butter, softened, for greasing the pie plate
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into ½-inch cubes, preferably 82% fat European butter
5 cups sweet cherries
1 small baking apple, such as Empire
3 tablespoons potato starch, may substitute ground arrowroot or tapioca starch
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 dashes Angostura bitters
Juice of 1 lemon

Steps:

  • Use a bench scraper to cut butter into ½-inch cubes. (If butter begins to "sweat," dust with flour.) In a large, flat-bottomed bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. Add the butter cubes and toss to coat with the flour mixture. Use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the flour; do not smash or smear the butter. Scrape butter off the pastry blender during the mixing process and continue mixing. (If butter is softening too fast, put the bowl in the refrigerator until butter firms up, 2-5 minutes.) Continue cutting, working quickly, until butter is broken down and looks like a coarse crumble with only a few larger pieces.
  • Combine vinegar with water and ice; you'll use 10-12 tablespoons of this liquid in the pie dough. Begin by sprinkling 4 tablespoons of liquid over the flour mixture; use a bench scraper or your hands to incorporate until the mixture begins to come together. Sprinkle in 4 more tablespoons of liquid and continue the mixing process. Squeeze a fistful of dough: if it holds, like wet sand, it's ready. If it falls apart, add 1-2 more tablespoons of liquid at a time, squeezing the dough to check if it holds. Bring all the dough together, sprinkling dry bits with more small drops of liquid as necessary; dough will look shaggy. Knead in the bowl just until incorporated.
  • Turn dough onto a work surface and use a bench scraper to divide dough into two equal pieces. Shape into flat disks and wrap in plastic; refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, preferably overnight. Dough can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and frozen up to 1 month, tightly wrapped.
  • Generously grease pie dish with softened butter. Dust a work surface and a rolling pin with flour. Place one chilled pie disk on the work surface and lightly dust it with flour. (Reserve the other disk for another use.) Roll dough by starting at the center and lightly pressing down with the rolling pin to flatten slightly. Rotate the dough and repeat, pressing down so it's evenly flattened all around, about ⅛-inch thick. Then roll outward to make a circle, rotating the dough a quarter-turn at a time to keep it even. (If dough is softening too fast, chill in the refrigerator until firm, 2-5 minutes.) Roll the dough until it's about 2-3 inches larger than the pie dish, all the way around. Use a pizza wheel to trim away the rough edges. (Save the scraps to make crust cookies!)
  • Overturn pie dish onto the center of the dough circle, then remove and place it right side up on your work surface. Use the light indentation created by the rim as a guide for gently positioning dough into the center of the dish. (If dough is softening too fast, put it back into the refrigerator until it firms up, 2-5 minutes.) Fit crust gently into dish, being careful not to stretch the dough. Begin crimping the edge by using your fingers to roll the dough firmly so it rests on top of the rim. Crimp by using your index finger and thumb on one hand to squeeze a letter "C" into the dough rim. (Lightly flour your fingers if the dough is sticking.) Repeat, crimping the entire pie and making sure the final fluted crust sits directly on top of the pan's rim. Pie is ready to be filled and baked.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Wearing gloves, use a cherry pitter to pit the cherries, with a large bowl to catch the pits. Set cherries aside.
  • Streusel: In a mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, and salt. Combine using a pastry blender. Then cut in butter until the cubes are smashed and coated with dry ingredients. Wipe butter off of pastry blender and continue mixing with your fingers, rubbing the butter into the dry ingredients until texture is similar to wet sand. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. (You can store streusel in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to one month.)
  • Filling: Peel the apple, then shred on the large holes of a box grater. Discard the peel and core. In a large mixing bowl, combine potato starch, brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, and bitters. Squeeze lemon juice into the cherries, then add to sugar-spice mixture along with the shredded apple. Toss until well mixed, crushing some of the cherries with your hands.
  • Assembly: Pour filling into the refrigerated pie shell, packing down the cherries and adding all the remaining juices. Evenly distribute the streusel on top.
  • Pie will bake for a total of 1 hour. Place the pie on a rimmed baking sheet on the lowest rack of the oven. Bake until crust is set and beginning to brown, 20-25 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees F, move the pie to the center oven rack, and continue to bake until the pastry is a deep golden brown and the juices are bubbling, 30-35 minutes longer. (If crust is browning but the filling isn't bubbling, cover with aluminum foil and bake until the filling bubbles.) Allow pie to cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into it, 2-3 hours. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

CHERRY-ALMOND STREUSEL DANISH



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No need to stop at the bakery when you can start with convenient refrigerated biscuits to make a flaky, almond-filled Danish.

Provided by Pillsbury Kitchens

Categories     Breakfast

Time 55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup sliced almonds
3 oz cream cheese (from 8-oz package), softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cherry pie filling with more fruit (from 21-oz can)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 can (16.3 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers Original Biscuits (8 Count)
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 teaspoons water

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, mix granulated sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter, using fork, until mixture is crumbly. Add almonds; toss and set aside.
  • In another small bowl, mix 3 oz cream cheese, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. In third small bowl, mix pie filling and almond extract.
  • Separate biscuits; press each biscuit into 5-inch round. On center of each biscuit round, spoon pie filling with 4 or 5 cherries and heaping 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture. Bring all sides of dough up over filling, stretching gently if necessary, and gather in center above filling; firmly pinch edges to seal. Dip tops and sides into melted butter, then dip into streusel; lightly press streusel on tops and sides. Place seam sides down, 2 inches apart, on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool 5 minutes.
  • In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon cream cheese, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing is smooth and creamy. Place icing in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut small tip off 1 bottom corner of bag. Squeeze icing in zigzag pattern on tops of cooled Danish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390, Carbohydrate 51 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 3 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, ServingSize 1 Danish, Sodium 550 mg, Sugar 26 g, TransFat 0 g

CHERRY PIE WITH ALMOND CRUMB TOPPING



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This delicious and super easy cherry pie features a crunchy, streusel-like topping.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Fruit Pie Recipes     Cherry Pie Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust (see footnote for recipe link)
½ cup slivered almonds
½ cup light brown sugar
⅓ cup rolled oats
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 pounds cherries, pitted
½ lemon, juiced
⅓ cup white sugar, or more to taste
¼ cup cornstarch

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  • Roll out pie crust and lay into a 9-inch pie pan.
  • Combine almonds, brown sugar, oats, flour, and salt in a large bowl. Work butter into the almond mixture with your fingers, breaking up any large pieces, until incorporated completely. Cover and chill for 15 minutes.
  • Combine cherries, lemon juice, white sugar, and cornstarch. Stir until well coated and no dry lumps remain, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Pour cherries and any accumulated juices into the prepared pie pan. Press down into the pan. Crumble oat mixture over the top. Place the pan on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cherries are bubbling and the crust and crumble topping are browned, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3565 calories, Carbohydrate 502.5 g, Cholesterol 183.2 mg, Fat 167.4 g, Fiber 39.2 g, Protein 42.7 g, SaturatedFat 62.9 g, Sodium 3213.6 mg, Sugar 305.6 g

CHERRY & ALMOND FRANGIPANE GALETTE



Cherry & almond frangipane galette image

Use spelt pastry for this free-form pie, as its nuttiness complements the frangipane. The combination of squishy baked cherries and juicy fresh ones is lovely

Provided by Rosie Birkett

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield Serves 4-6

Number Of Ingredients 16

400g cherries , pitted and halved
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp morello cherry conserve
1 egg , beaten
2 tbsp granulated sugar
clotted cream , to serve (optional)
200g white spelt flour
1 tbsp caster sugar
120g unsalted butter , chilled and cut into cubes
100g whole, skin-on almonds , toasted
15g unsalted butter
1 tbsp spelt flour , plus extra for dusting
½ tsp vanilla essence
50g golden caster sugar
1 egg

Steps:

  • First, make the pastry. Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in the sugar and a pinch of salt. Add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips until you have a coarse crumb consistency. Stir in 2-3 tbsp of ice-cold water and bring the mixture together with your hands. Knead it against the side of the bowl, and if it comes together smoothly, squash it into a ball. If it's still crumbling, add a little more iced water and work it until you have a pliable pastry dough. Wrap it in baking parchment and chill for 30 mins. Meanwhile, macerate the cherries in the sugar and lemon juice in a bowl.
  • To make the frangipane, blitz the almonds in a food processor until finely chopped, then add the butter, flour, vanilla extract and sugar, and blitz until combined. Add the egg, and blitz again to make a paste.
  • Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry into a large circle about 30cm wide, and the thickness of a pound coin. It doesn't matter if the edges are split. Slide onto a baking sheet lined with baking parchment, and spread over the conserve, leaving about a 4cm border all the way around the edge. Cover this with the frangipane, then press half the cherries into it. Fold over the pastry edges to encase the edges of the cherries, pressing down the creases so it holds together. Brush with the beaten egg and scatter some granulated sugar over the cherries and pastry. Put in the freezer for 10 mins.
  • Bake the galette for 45 mins, then remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10-15 mins. Pour over the remaining fresh cherries and spoon over any juices. Serve with clotted cream, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 545 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 55 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 31 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 12 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients for the best results.
  • Make sure the butter is cold and cut into small pieces before adding it to the flour. This will help create a flaky crust.
  • Work the dough quickly and avoid over-kneading. Over-kneading will make the dough tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This will help prevent it from shrinking in the oven.
  • Use a sharp knife to slice the cherries. This will help prevent them from tearing.
  • Don't overfill the galette. Leave some space around the edges so the crust can puff up.
  • Bake the galette until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
  • Let the galette cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Conclusion:

These streusel-topped cherry almond galette recipes are a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With a flaky crust, sweet cherry filling, and crunchy streusel topping, these galettes are sure to be a hit. You can also get creative with the fillings and toppings, using different fruits, nuts, and spices to create your own unique galette. With a little practice, you'll be able to make these galettes like a pro!

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