Food52
Pie crust is absolutely, 100% one of my favorite foods. So as far as I'm concerned, slab pies, with their perfect crust-to-filling ratio, are man's greatest discovery. I live for dough scraps, which I brush with butter and sprinkle with a little cinnamon sugar for a pre-pie snack. The ultimate downfall of the galette is that there are no scraps, and this hazelnut crust would be the pinnacle of crust snacks. However, I will forgive this pear ginger galette for not leaving me any scraps. For such a simple dessert to make, it has a great deal of complexity in the flavor department: It is sweet, spicy, buttery, and nutty all at once. With all these elements, this tart is definitely a crowd pleaser. However, I won't tell anyone if you don't want to share. Crust recipe adapted from the July 2015 issue of Bon Appetit and the Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book.