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Apple Galette Recipe
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Apple Galette Recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 1 1/2 cup unbleached flour (scoop and level to measure)
  • 11g granulated sugar
  • Salt, 1/4 tsp.
  • 10 TB unsalted butter, cubed
  • Icy water (4-5 tbsp.).
  • Filling
  • 1 1/2 lb. (3 large) baking apples
  • 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon powder
  • 28 g of unsalted butter, chopped into 1/4-inch cubes (2 tablespoons).
  • Finish
  • 1 large egg + 1/2 Tbsp. water
  • 1 Tbsp. (11 g) turbinado sugar or sparkling sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of honey or 1 1/2 tablespoons of apricot preserves cooked in 1/2 tablespoon of water and filtered (optional)

Instructions

  • Flour, sugar, and salt are combined together
  • Add 10 Tbsp. butter cubes and chop with a pastry blender until pea-sized clumps remain (some larger are fine)
  • Drizzle 1 Tbsp. at a time, stir until the mixture clumps. Knead the dough until mixed
  • Form a disc (about 5 to 6 inches across). Chill for 30-60 minutes in plastic wrap
  • Heat up to 375 degrees on parchment on an 18-by-13-inch rimmed baking sheet
  • Remove dough from the fridge, flour top, and roll into a 13.5-inch round
  • Stretch the dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet (it will run up the sides). Refrigerate
  • Peel, core, half, and thinly slice the apples (1/6-inch thickness, 1/4-inch for golden delicious). Mix apples with sugar and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl
  • Arrange apples in a circle on the crust, leaving a 2-inch margin bare
  • Cover apples with dough. Start at one point in the round and fold every 3 inches
  • Whisk egg and water in a bowl, then brush pie crust edges. Sugar the edges. Dot apples with remaining butter
  • Bake until soft, 40 to 50 minutes. After 10 minutes, cool. Servable with honey or apricot preserves. Vanilla ice cream is optional
  • Modifications: It's excellent as-is, but try these creative variations
  • Nuts: Near the conclusion of baking, sprinkle with nuts
  • Caramel sauce replaces honey or jam
  • Vanilla glaze: Vanilla glaze replaces the topper. Combine 1/3 cup icing sugar, 2 drops of milk, and 1/4 drop of vanilla
  • Add additional spices like nutmeg, allspice, cardamom, and ginger. Double the cinnamon if required
  • Substitute one of the apples with a hard, ripe pear and add two teaspoons of cornstarch to the filling because there will be additional moisture
  • Cranberries: Before baking, sprinkle with 1 cup of fresh cranberries. Boost the amount of sugar in a recipe by two teaspoons