Cooking Light'S Pear Galette With Brandied Cranberries And Raisins

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   Combine the first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl; cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 425u00b0.

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   Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Place flour, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, and salt in a food processor; pulse 2 times or until combined. Add chilled butter; pulse 4 times or until mixture resembles coarse meal. With processor on, add ice water through food chute, processing just until combined (do not form a ball). Gently press dough into a 4-inch circle on plastic wrap; cover. Chill for 15 minutes.

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   Slightly overlap 2 lengths of plastic wrap on a slightly damp surface. Unwrap chilled dough, and place on plastic wrap. Cover the dough with 2 additional lengths of overlapping plastic wrap. Roll dough, still covered, into a 14-inch circle. Place dough in freezer 10 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed. Remove the top sheets of plastic wrap; fit dough, plastic wrap side up, into a 10-inch round removable-bottom tart pan coated with cooking spray. Press dough against bottom and sides of pan, allowing dough to extend over edges of pan; remove remaining sheets of plastic wrap.

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   Combine 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cornstarch; stir with a whisk. Sprinkle 1/3 cup cornstarch mixture into pastry shell; cover with half of fruit mixture. Repeat layers with the remaining cornstarch mixture and fruit mixture. Fold edges of dough over fruit mixture (dough will only partially cover fruit). Sprinkle 2 tablespoons granulated sugar over fruit mixture; bake at 425u00b0 for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350u00b0 (do not remove galette from oven), and bake for an additional 45 minutes or until the pastry is golden. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack, and sift the powdered sugar over the top of the galette. Serve the galette warm or at room temperature with whipped topping.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.