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Apple Galette Or Crostata

Apple Galette Or Crostata

Cuisine:French

Course:Dessert

25m prep 25m cook 50m ready

A rustic apple galette made with buttery pastry dough, sliced apples, and a cinnamon-sugar topping. Baked until golden and brushed with melted butter for a glossy finish.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • 1
    • 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
    • (1 teaspoon sugar, for sweet pies)
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 2 sticks (8 oz or 225g) cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
    • 6 tablespoons (90g) ice water mixed with 1 tablespoon distilled white or cider vinegar
    • 1 to 3 teaspoons ice water
    Sub-recipe steps
    1. Whisk together in a medium bowl or pulse briefly in a food processor: 2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour; (1 teaspoon sugar, for sweet pies); ½ teaspoon salt
    2. Add: 2 sticks (8 oz or 225g) cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
    3. If mixing the dough by hand, work in the butter, flattening the pieces between your fingers until they are roughly pea-sized or a little larger with some larger, flattened pieces. If using a food processor, add all the fat at once and pulse until the butter pieces are mostly pea-sized. Sprinkle the dough with: 6 tablespoons (90g) ice water mixed with 1 tablespoon distilled white or cider vinegar
    4. Blend the water gently into the dough with a silicone spatula or pulse until it just holds together. If the dough is still dry and crumbly, add: 1 to 3 teaspoons ice water
    5. The dough should not be wet or sticky but should hold together when squeezed. Divide the dough in half, shape each into a disk, and roll out immediately as directed in Rolling Pie Dough, or wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days. Prepare as directed in Lining a Pie or Tart Pan with Dough. To fill and bake, see individual recipes. For a baked shell, see About Blind Baking Crusts.
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 large firm apples, such as Pink Lady or Granny Smith
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Let's Prepare

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  • 1 ½ recipe All-Butter Pie or Pastry Dough, or 1 recipe Rough Puff Pastry
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 large firm apples, such as Pink Lady or Granny Smith
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Prepare: ½ recipe All-Butter Pie or Pastry Dough, or 1 recipe Rough Puff Pastry

  2. Step 2.

    Position a rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 425°F.

  3. Step 3.

    Roll the dough into an 11- to 12-inch round. Transfer the dough to a baking sheet. Brush the pastry with a thin coat of: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm

  4. Step 4.

    Reserve the rest of the butter. Sprinkle the pastry with: 1 tablespoon sugar

  5. Step 5.

    Peel, core, and slice ⅛ inch thick: 2 large firm apples, such as Pink Lady or Granny Smith

  6. Step 6.

    Leaving a 1-inch border all around the edge, arrange the apple slices in slightly overlapping concentric rings on the pastry. Fold the border of dough over the edges of the apples. Brush or drizzle all but about 2 teaspoons of the remaining melted butter over the apples. Combine in a small bowl: 3 tablespoons sugar; ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  7. Step 7.

    Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the apples. Bake until the pastry begins to brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and bake until the pastry is golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes more. Brush the apples with the reserved butter. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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