Happiness is jewel-hued citrus

We bucked the Valentine’s Day trend with something that ISN’T chocolate! Isn’t that a novel idea?! Also, that chocolate banana cake last week kind of put us (temporarily) over the chocolate edge, so a little break didn’t come amiss.

Besides that, the citrus situation right now is beyond awesome – blood oranges are beautiful! I love them – they’re remind me of mother nature’s version of stained glass.

This galette was so satisfying to make, purely from indulging in the beautiful, jewel-toned citrus slices and their range of colors. I probably took an excessive amount of photos but I just couldn’t help it. Too pretty!

I used a combination of blood orange, cara cara orange, and a small grapefruit, but you could really use whatever floats your boat! No hard and fast rules for this one, other than it’s generally delicious and makes a great breakfast.

Grain free, gluten free, refined sugar free and pretty much paleo (depending on your personal paleo rules ofc). Super sturdy: you can fly wedges around like star destroyers, ha! I couldn’t decide whether I preferred this for dessert with ice cream or for breakfast – it really shines both ways.

Let’s see what else is new. I did some hiking over the weekend on the ridges and had some beautiful weather.

If you get a three day weekend this weekend, maybe treat yourself to some galette! Ours didn’t last long… there was really only about one (large) slice left after the dessert & breakfast shenanigans. Not sorry!

Happy February! Go forth, enjoy the citrus season!

Citrus Galette with Walnut Frangipane

Grain & gluten free, refined sugar free, paleoish. The crust is one I’ve used many many times on here – it’s my go-to galette crust when I want to stay gluten and grain free. Use whatever combination of citrus you like – I ended up with one small grapefruit, 3 blood oranges and two cara cara oranges, plus some meyer lemon zest. The walnut frangipane is a snap in the food processor (actually, you don’t even need to clean out the food processor all that much between dough and frangipane, so that’s a win) and adds a nutty sweetness to complement the citrus. Perfect for winter dessert or breakfast, or both! Yield: 1 galette, serves 2-6.

For the galette dough

1.5 c almond flour (not meal; you want the finer flour variety)
1/2 c tapioca flour
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
6 tbsp salted butter, chopped (or ghee)
1 egg
1 tbsp vanilla extract

In a food processor or high-power blender (I used a food processor), pulse almond flour, tapioca starch, salt, and butter to combine until it looks like coarse meal. Add in egg and vanilla extract and pulse just until combined. Turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap, shape into a disk and chill in the fridge for at least an hour, or up to overnight.

For the galette filling

3 blood oranges
2 cara cara oranges
1 small grapefruit
zest of 1 meyer lemon
*Use whatever floats your boat and fits your dough here! There are no hard and fast rules for this galette.

For the frangipane

scant 1/4 cup coconut sugar
1/2 cup walnut pieces
1/4 c almond butter (mine was roasted unsalted)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Blend everything in a food processor or high powered blender until smooth. Can be made ahead and stored overnight in the fridge if needed.

For finishing

1 egg, beaten
1-2 tbsp coconut sugar, for sprinkling

Once the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 375. Roll out the dough between two pieces of parchment paper, keeping the circle to about 1/4″ thickness. Peel off the top piece of parchment, and slide the rolled out dough on its parchment onto a baking sheet. Top with the frangipane, spreading it carefully in order to not rip or crack the dough. Add sliced citrus, in whatever pattern you like! Begin folding up the sides, creasing them together as you go – if the dough is cracking, that’s okay (you can crimp the cracks back together; remember: galettes are forgiving and rustic!); you can use the bottom piece of parchment to help fold up the sides. Brush the edges of the dough with the beaten egg and sprinkle the whole thing with a little coconut sugar. Bake for 35-40 minutes until edges are golden brown — mine came out just fine at 35 minutes, so check accordingly.

Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then carefully slide the whole galette onto a cooling rack to let it cool completely. Serve with your fave ice cream or whatever of choice! Keeps well covered in foil on the counter; mine didn’t last longer than about 2 days so I can vouch for it at least that long!