Time to get our rhubarb on!

Hello hello!

I have one of my favorite spring combinations for you today – rhubarb and blood orange! I dug myself out from a very busy work week for a midweek baking reprieve (who cares if I have to bake at 6am as long as I can bake?!), which was lovely and relaxing.

Both rhubarb and blood oranges seem to have relatively short-ish seasons when I can readily find them in the market, and they really only overlap for a hot minute, so I had to take advantage while I could.

So glad I did – we both love tart things so this was right up our collective alley. Highly recommended if you’re a fan of rhubarb and citrus, or if you just generally love pretty and colorful desserts!

We thought this looked rather like a polynesian color scheme – I just LOVE the colors! So bright and spring-y. If I hadn’t made banana cake for Easter, this would have been a solid bet.

And of course it goes without saying that it does double duty for both dessert and breakfast – enter the obligatory eggs & kale picture! I have to say, it made a magnificent addition to breakfast. Then again, I also love it with ice cream for dessert, so it’s hard to pick favorites.

It comes together in a relative snap – both the crust and the frangipane are made in the food processor, and I almost always make them the day before so that all I have to do day-of is fruit slicing and assembly + baking. Pro tip: you don’t even have to clean the food processor between making the dough and the frangipane, because they use nearly the same ingredients! Win win because really – who wants to clean a food processor more than you have to?

In other news, my yard is flowering – See photo evidence below! :)

Happy Spring! Go get that spring produce before it becomes hard to find!

Rhubarb and Blood Orange Galette with Blood Orange and Almond Frangipane

Grain free, gluten free, and refined sugar free. Yield: 1 galette. Serves: 2-8. A Wait are Those Cookies original!

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:

2 blood oranges, sliced
4-5 stalks of rhubarb, cut into chunks
a bit of coconut sugar for sprinkling
beaten egg, for egg wash

For the blood orange frangipane

zest of two blood oranges
scant 1/4 cup coconut sugar
1/2 cup almond flour
1/4 c almond butter (mine was roasted unsalted)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract

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

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 rhubarb and sliced oranges, in whatever pattern you like! Sprinkle with a little coconut sugar. 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 a little coconut sugar around the sides. 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 overnight in the fridge – I leave it at room temperature until serving.