Have I ever told you we have an egg guy?
An egg CSA to be more fair—one that gives us a dozen beautiful eggs with yolks so orange I can’t ever look at a grocery store egg again. I love that our eggs sometimes have feathers stuck to them. I love that each dozen we get has an array of egg shell colors and no two eggs are the same size. Even after 2 years, it still gives me joy every time I open the carton.
I’ve been dreaming up this galette for some time now, thinking how I can combine my favorite dough (also seen here and here) with a runny egg yolk. I bounced a lot of ideas around before settling on one of my favorite dishes with eggs tucked right into them: shakshuka.
Shakshuka is a north African dish of stewed tomatoes and chili peppers with eggs poached right in the sauce that’s usually served with some crusty bread. There are a million variations of it—no singular recipe—but the general idea is the same. And while that idea is lovely, I wanted to stuff it into a galette and see what happens.
I adore the single serve nature of these galettes and they definitely look stunning on a plate. But of course, it’s the flavors that’ll make this one memorable for you. A perfect combination of flaky crust with deeply flavored spicy tomatoes and that rich, creamy yolk flowing all over everything. The spinach adds some variety to the tomato base and feta, well, you can never go wrong with feta. I’m in love with everything about these.
- 1¼ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 chili pepper, seeds removed and diced
- 1½ teaspoons Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2-3 large tomatoes, about 1 pound, diced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 8 ounces spinach, chopped
- 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 4 small eggs, plus one more to use as egg wash
- In a food processor, combine flour and salt. Add in butter and pulse until small pebbles form.
- In a small bowl, combine sour cream, lemon juice, and water. Add to food processor and pulse until mixture comes together and forms dough. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour, or up to two days.
- In a heavy bottomed skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add onions and cook until translucent. Add in garlic, chili pepper, salt, pepper, caraway seeds, cumin, turmeric, and paprika. Cook for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, honey, and vinegar. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for about 10-15 minutes, until it starts to thicken. Add in spinach and mix until slightly wilted. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- While filling cools, divide dough in 4 even pieces. Roll out each piece of dough into about a 8 inch round. Transfer dough to a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Place tomato mixture in the center, leaving about a 1½ inch border around the sides. Scatter feta evenly among galettes, then fold the edges of the dough in, overlapping where there is extra.
- In a small bowl, whisk one egg with a few drops of water. Brush the dough with egg wash. Bake for 25 minutes, until dough is slightly golden.
- Remove galettes from oven and using a spoon, gently make a well in the center of each galette. Crack one egg into each galette, taking care to spread the whites out with a knife so that they don't pool on top of the yolks. If you have big eggs, you may consider using only half of each egg white. You can do this by cracking the egg over a bowl and letting some of the white drip out before putting the yolk and remaining whites into the well in the galette. Bake for an additional 5-8 minutes, until whites have set.
- Let cool slightly, then sprinkle with smoked paprika and freshly ground black pepper before serving.
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