WHAT IS A GALETTE?
Galettes are wonderful in that they seem fancy and sophisticated, however they're much easier than pie to put together. A galette is a rustic, free-form pie or tart made with a single crust of pastry. It usually has a filling and the sides folded over.
CRUST
All-purpose flour
Sugar
Salt
Egg
Heavy cream
Pure maple syrup
Ground cinnamon
Unsalted butter
FILLING
Granny Smith apples
Honeycrisp apples
Granulated sugar
Ground cinnamon
Pure maple syrup
Unsalted butter
Egg beaten
Sparkling sugar
Prepare the crust by pulsing the ingredients together in a food processor. When the dough comes together in a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Roll out the dough into a 12-inch round. Slice half the apples and chop the remainder. Spread the chopped apples onto the prepared dough.
Drizzle the maple syrup over top of the chopped apples.
Arrange the sliced apples in concentric circles or overlapping rows on top of the chopped apples.
Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.
Dot the filling with small pieces of butter and fold the dough up and over the filling to create a 1-inch crust.
Bake and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes. Enjoy with a scoop of ice cream!
RECIPE TIP
Be sure to allow your crust to rest and chill in the fridge for at least an hour before you roll it out. This allow the butter to chill and helps create those nice flaky layers when baked.