Apple Galette

It is so easy to make an Apple Galette and the reviews you get for it's appearance and taste is amazing.

Unlike an apple pie which has a blind baked base, here all the baking is done with the apple on top.

By the time the dough cools, the apple can be cored and kept ready.

Note: The butter to be used in this recipe must be very cold. So take out your butter, cut it into small cubes and freeze before using.

Oven Temperature : 200C

Ingredients:

Plain flour / Maida - 1 1/2 cups

Cold Butter - 3/4 cup

Salt - a pinch

Ice water - 2 tbsp +

Apple - 2 large

Cinnamon powder - 1 tbsp

Juice of 1 lemon

Sugar powder - 5 tbsp

Butter in room temperature - 1 tbsp

Almond flakes - 3 tbsp

Milk - 2 tbsp

Apricot jam /preserve - 3 tbsp

Honey - 1 tbsp (optional)

Method:

For the base:

In a blender, mix together the maida, salt and 1 tbsp sugar.

Add the cold butter and pulse in intervals till the mixture resembles bread crumbs.

Add cold water by the spoon  and pulsing in intervals till a dough begins to form.

Transfer to cling film and slowly pat  to form a dough without exerting too much pressure.

Shape dough into a rectangle and cover with the cling film and chill for 1/2 an hour.

Preparing the apples:

Core and peel the apples.

Then cut into 1/4 inch thick slices.

Place in a bowl and add the lemon juice t prevent discoloring.

Assembling:

Start preheating the oven at 200C.

Line the baking tray with a butter paper and grease.

Take dough out of the frigde and roll in between 2 cling wraps into the size of the tray. The dough must be spread to around 1/4 inch thickness.

Transfer to the lined baking tray,

Heat the apricot jam slightly to loosen it.

Spread this over the base.

Arrange the sliced apples in neat overlapping rows.

Brush the milk on the apple slices.

Then dust the remaining 4 tbsp sugar and cinnamon powder evenly over the apples.

Dot with the room temperature butter.

Bake for 30 minutes and spread the alomonds on top of the gallete.

Bake for a further 15- 20 minutes or till the apple gets slightly brown at the edges. 

Take it out of the oven and spread the honey evenly while still hot.

Serve warm or at room temperature.