Fancy Tomato Pie
Whole Wheat Basil Tomato Galette - Flaky melt-in-your-mouth pastry brushed with pesto and cream cheese, and layered with tomatoes.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time50 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 Pie
For the dough:
- 60 g All Purpose Flour or Maida
- 60 g Whole Wheat Flour or Atta
- 1 tsp Salt
- 50 g Unsalted Butter , cut into small pieces
- 1 tsp Thyme Fresh or Dried
- 4 - 5 tbsps Water Ice-cold
For the filling:
- 2 tbsps Pesto
- 1 tbsp Cream Cheese
- 1 Heirloom Tomato , Sliced
- to Taste Salt
- Black Pepper Freshly ground
- A few Basil Additional leaves of for garnishing
- Egg Wash for brushing
For the dough
Add all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, butter and thyme to a food processor. Pulse till the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Keep pulsing while adding the water till the mixture just about comes together. Transfer this to a work surface, and knead together for 20 seconds till the mixture forms into craggly dough. Flatten into a disk, wrap in clingfilm and chill in the refrigerator for 30-45 minutes.
To make the filling
Mix the pesto that we made earlier (http://myfoodstory.in/basil-walnut-pesto/) and cream cheese to make a smooth paste.
Heat the oven to 190 degree Celsius.
Assembling the Galette
Once the dough is chilled, remove from the refrigerator and place on a heavily floured work surface. Roll the dough out into a 9-inch round. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread the pesto mixture over the dough leaving a 1 inch border. Place the tomato slices on the pesto mixture and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground pepper. Fold the edges over the tomatoes using the 1 inch border and pleat them to make it fit. The center of the pie will be open.
Brush the edges with egg wash (Whisk together egg and a little water to make egg wash) and bake for 40-50 minutes till golden brown. Remove from the oven. Let stand for 5-10 minutes, sprinkle with fresh basil, cut into wedges and serve.
Calories: 902kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 2669mg | Potassium: 574mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2662IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 6mg