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Summer Fruit Galettes

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This is my first TWD food entry so while I am excited about it, I am also a bit apprehensive. This week's recipe was Dorie's Summer Fruit Galette chosen by Michelle in Colorado Springs . I really wanted to do this recipe, but time was a problem for me this week. Last night I had only one hour before my yoga class, but I had made the pie crust the night before and froze it, so that was a good start. I bought eight peaches but they were very large and I only used about half of them. I did blanche them in boiling water and then in ice water and the peeling came right off. My pie crust was a bit sticky after I rolled it out between the parchment paper so I had to remove it and roll it on a floured board instead which worked great. I used apricot preserves as my jam. I did not have any graham cracker crumbs, so I substituted with a few crushed Teddy Graham bear cookies! I was sure Teddy would not mind being a part of this baking experience! I had a bit of a problem with the juice or