This plum galette or plum tart is quick and simple to make. Plum galette, plum pie, plum crostata or plum tart ????. All these terms can be used interchangeably.

Ingredients for plum galette

Sweet shortcrust pastry

630 grams firm plums

2 tablespoons plain flour

30 grams caster sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

Method for plum galette

Make the sweet shortcrust pastry

Put some greaseproof paper on a cookie tray

Deseed the plums and then cut them into thin slices and put them in a bowl

Add the flour, sugar and cinnamon to them

Roll out the sweet shortcrust pastry and then transfer it to the prepared cookie tray

Add the plums on to the sweet shortcrust pastry leaving a border around it

Fold the border over the plums

Brush with some egg wash and sprinkle some demerara sugar on top

Bake in the oven for about 40-45 minutes until golden brown on top

Remove from the oven and let it sit on the tray for about an hour (if patient enough) Or serve hot if you like

This fruit juices thicken as they cool so you can have a clean slice.

Serve the plum galette on its own or with whipped cream, custard or ice-cream.