Fontina Thyme Gallette

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Flaky sour cream pastry folded around melted, nutty Fontina cheese and fresh garden thyme.

 This rustic, free-form tart balances rich simplicity with effortless elegance. Baked flat on a sheet pan until golden brown, the tender, tangy sour cream crust crisps up around a bubbling center of earthy Fontina. Finished with a fragrant sprinkle of fresh thyme leaves, it serves as a versatile centerpiece—equally at home alongside a crisp green salad for lunch or sliced into wedges as a warm appetizer.

 Fontina Thyme Gallette

Sour cream pastry 

2 c. all purpose flour

1/2 tsp. salt

12 Tablespoons unsalted cold butter, cut into small pieces

1/2 c. sour cream

In a food processor combine flour and salt. Give it a couple pulses. Place the cold butter on top of the flour and pulse a few more times, until butter is cut into flour and resembles course meal.

Remove  mixture to a bowl, add sour cream and mix together. Dough will be soft. turn out onto a floured surface or I do plastic wrap on bottom and top and roll out between the plastic wrap. This dough will make two smaller 12" gallette's or one big one. I like to divide and make two. Save one in refrigerator or freeze. 

This is a half portion of dough.

 

 Fontina Cheese mixture ingredients

 7-9 ounces Fontina cheese for 1/2 portion of dough(double for whole portion)

1-2 Tablespoons dry Thyme for 1/2 portion of dough(double for whole portion)

 Shred the Fontina cheese, I do this in the food processor. I put about two cups of shredded Fontina cheese on a half portion of dough. Then sprinkle with Dry Thyme. I use about 1 1/2 tablespoons.

Bake in a 400 F oven for 30-40 minutes. Check it at 30 minutes. Serve warm in wedges.  

 I have gotten so many accolades for this simple gallette. I make it for football games, taking to friends for a party or just a simple dinner with a salad. This Fontina Galette is one of those recipes that looks like you spent hours in the kitchen, but couldn't be easier or quicker to prepare! The buttery, flaky crust surrounds a deliciously creamy, melted fontina cheese filling, with just a touch of thyme for that wonderful savory flavor. It's rustic, elegant, and perfect for entertaining or simply enjoying with a glass of wine. Sometimes the simplest recipes are the very best! Enjoy!