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Summer Fruit and Sweet Cream Cheese Galettes Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
3 tbsp. cornstarch, divided
1 whole egg, separated
2 tbsp. sugar, plus a little extra for sprinkling
1 tsp. vanilla extract or 1/4 tsp. almond extract
1 refrigerated pie crust from a (14.1 oz. box)
2 c. fruit (pick one or mix thinly sliced plums, peeled peaches or apricots; or mixed berries such as blackberries, blueberries and raspberries)
Directions:
Directions:
Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 400º.
Mix cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and the egg yolk in a medium bowl. In a separate medium bowl, mix fruit, 2 tablespoons of sugar, remaining tablespoon of cornstarch, and vanilla or almond extract.
Unfurl pie dough on a lightly floured surface and roll to about 13 inches in diameter. Slide onto a cookie sheet or pizza pan and spread evenly with cream cheese mixture, leaving a 2 inch border. Scatter fruit evenly over cream cheese mixture. Fold pastry border over the fruit. Brush dough perimeter with egg white and sprinkle with a little sugar.
Bake galette until golden brown and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Loosen with a metal spatula and slide onto a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm. Servings: 6 made with mixed berries.

 

 

 

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