I got some spectacular blenheim apricots today and want to make a galette with them on Saturday. The recipe I found calls for grinding sliced almonds with confectioners' sugar and spreading the mixture on puff pastry. The sliced apricots go on top.
1. What if I lightly toasted the almonds first? What would that do to the taste of the galette?
2. The recipe calls for tart apricots, but mine are fairly sweet. Is 1T of sugar too much to sprinkle on top? I hate overly sweet desserts, but I don't want to cause my guests to mistake it for another savory dish either.
I realize that these are awfully basic questions, but you guys know I don't have a lot of experience with desserts (other than consuming them, of course
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