Fruit Galette

writ­ten 08/07/2023, updat­ed 08/07/2023

What

Fruit galette, veg­an ingre­di­ents

Ingredients

Dough

1 ¾ cup all-pur­pose flour (+ dust­ing)
¼ cup fine yel­low corn­meal
¼ cup sug­ar
1 tsp Kosher salt
13 Tbsp cold unsalt­ed but­ter (cubed)
⅓ cup ice water

Filling

½ cup sug­ar (+ sprin­kling)
¼ cup apri­cot jam
2 Tbsp corn­starch
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 lb peaches/nectarines (thin wedges)
1 cup mixed berries (halved)
1 Tbsp unsalt­ed but­ter (cut into pieces)

Option­al: Glaze (or equiv­a­lent), Coarse Sug­ar, Egg Wash/Olive Oil/Melted Veg­an But­ter, Ice Cream

Sup­plies: Parch­ment paper, rolling pin, plas­tic wrap, mix­ing bowl, spat­u­la, brush, drip pan/foil

Time

Prep 1 hour + Set 1–2 hours + Bake ~50 min­utes = Total 2–3 hours, 50 min­utes

Servings:

8 Serv­ings

Steps

Prep

  • In mix­ing bowl (or pulse in food proces­sor), whisk flour (1 ¾ cup), corn­meal (¼ cup), sug­ar (¼ cup), and salt (1 tsp)
  • Add cold but­ter (13 Tbsp cubed) and rub until you get coarse crumbs with pea sized bits of but­ter
  • Add ice water (⅓ cup, mix in 1 Tbsp at a time) and mix until large clumps form (until the dough JUST sticks togeth­er)
  • Lay out plas­tic wrap
  • Trans­fer dough and make large mound
  • Shape into ½ in thick disc
  • Wrap in plas­tic
  • Refrig­er­ate at least 1 hour, up to 2 days

Cooking

  • Make Fill­ing: Whisk Sug­ar (½ cup), Jam (¼ cup), Corn­starch (2 Tbsp), and Lemon Juice (1 Tbsp) until smooth, then add pre­pared fruit and toss until cov­ered
  • Unwrap dough and place onto floured parch­ment paper
  • Roll with floured rolling pin (~14in round & ~½ in thick)
  • Slide onto round bak­ing sheet WITH parch­ment paper
  • Spoon fruit onto dough, leav­ing a bor­der (~1½ inch)
  • Fold dough over the edge of the fruit fill­ing (any holes or cracks will allow sauce to escape!)
  • Dot top with but­ter pieces
  • Option­al: Brush crust with egg wash/olive oil/melted veg­an but­ter
  • Bake 350F on low­est rack for 50–55min
  • Place foil lined tray below to catch drip­pings
  • Bake until fruit bub­bles, and crust is gold­en
  • Allow galette to cool
  • EAT
  • Option­al: Serve with ice cream
  • Option­al: Glaze crust with glaze and sprin­kle coarse sug­ar on top

DONE!

Pictures

Gasoline vs. Hybrid vs. Battery Electric (BEV) Fuel Statistics Comparison

writ­ten 06/10/23, updat­ed 01/31/25

What

Fuelup com­par­isons among three vehi­cles owned by me for the dura­tion of own­er­ship: 2020 Sub­aru Out­back XT Onyx Edi­tion, 2022 Ford Mav­er­ick XL Hybrid, & 2023 Ford Mus­tang Mach‑E AWD Stan­dard Range

Cal­cu­lat­ing: MPG/MPGe, Cost per Gal­lon of gaso­line (or equiv­a­lent), and then by month to even the odds

Comparison Chart

2020 Out­back (Gas)2022 Mav­er­ick (Hybrid)2023 Mach‑E (BEV)
Time Owned29 months12 months23 months
Total Miles Dri­ven18,503 mi8,051 mi15,0007 mi
Total Fuel Vol­ume 941.0 gal203.3 gal154.8 gal‑E*
(5,216.2 kWh)
Total Fuel Cost$3,243.92$774.93$1,229.31
MPG/MPGe19.7 MPG39.6 MPG97 MPGe
Cost per Gal­lon (or kWh)$3.45$3.81$0.24
Miles Dri­ven per Month638 mi670 mi653 mi
Fuel Vol­ume per Month32.4 gal16.9 gal6.7 gal‑E
(226.8 kWh)
Fuel Cost per Month$111.86$64.58$53.54
Total Main­te­nance Cost$596.62$362.54$465.39
Fun Cost (Addi­tions)$2623.03$2536.99$1032.88
*gal‑E = gal­lons gaso­line equiv­a­lent

Basic Vehicle Statistics

2020 Out­back
(Gas)
2022 Mav­er­ick
(Hybrid)
2023 Mach‑E
(BEV)
Engine2.4L F‑4cyl Tur­bo CVT AWD2.5L I‑4cyl FHEV
FWD
1‑spd DD Elec­tric
AWD
HP260 hp @ 5,600 rpm162 hp @ 5,600 rpm*266 hp
Torque277 lb-ft @ 2,000 rpm155 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm428 lb-ft
Fuel Capac­i­ty18.5 gal13.8 gal70kWh
Fuel Econ­o­my
(city/hwy/comb)
23/30/2642/33/3799/86/93
Range (EPA)481 mi511 mi224 mi
Weight3,884 lb3,674 lb4,498 lb
Wheel­base108.1 in121.1 in117.5 in
Length191.3 in199.7 in185.6 in
Width
(with mir­ror)
82.0 in83.5 in74.1 in
Height66.4 in68.7 in64.0 in
Tow Rat­ing3,500 lb2,000 lb-
*191hp total hybrid pow­er deliv­ery; DD = Direct Dri­ve; Fun fact: 70 kWh = 2.1‑gal gaso­line

Analysis

Easy to see that the data favors elec­tri­fied vehi­cles: cheap­er, less fuel con­sumed, bet­ter MPGs

Cost per gal­lon of gas (or equiv­a­lent) goes increas­es the more elec­tri­fied the vehi­cle. Keep in mind, over­all cost is less

Main­te­nace costs decrease with increased elec­tri­fi­ca­tion. How­ev­er, both elec­tri­fied vehi­cles were owned for less time than the gaso­line car