Basic Apple Galette (Step By Step)
This galette is beautiful, easy to slice with a flaky buttery crust.
Equipment
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup butter cold
- Ice water
- 3 apples
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cardamon
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- egg wash
Instructions
The Dough
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl and mix together
- Add cubes of butter and combine the butter with the flour until it resembles a pea sized mixture
- Add a tablespoon at a time of cold water and combine the mixture until it comes together. If the dough is too dry add a little water.
- Knead a few times on a lightly floured surface until it comes together
- Shape into a ball and wrap with a plastic wrap. Refrigerate for one hour
- After one hour, roll it into a rectangle on a floured surface then letter fold it, roll it into a rectangle and letter fold it again. Then roll it out and shape it into a disc. Then re-wrap and refrigerate again for 30 minutes or overnight. This step helps bring the dough together and eases the rolling out stage later. Your dough will not have cracks when you roll it out.
The Filling
- Cut your apples into thin slices, coat them with sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and cardamon.
- Remove dough from the fridge and roll it into a circle on a floured surface. Transfer it into a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Arrange apples on top of the dough, leaving about an inch and a half around the edge.
- Fold the edge inwards until all the edges are folded towards the fruit.
- Brush with the wash over crust, add dollops of butter in the apple filling and sprinkle a bit more sugar on top of the crust.
- Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees C and bake for 40 mins until crust is golden brown. Let it cool before serving.
- Serve with a scoop of ice cream.