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Thursday, February 18, 2010

APPLE GALETTE

1 - 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons cold butter
1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten
1/2 cup walnuts
2 pounds tart apples (3 to 5) such as Pink Lady or Granny Smith
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 large egg, beaten to blend with 1 tablespoon water

In a food processor or large bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar and salt. Cut 1/2 cup butter into pieces and add to flour mixture; pulse motor, cut in with pastry blender, or rub in with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. With motor running (or stirring with fork after each addition), add egg yolk and 3 to 4 tablespoons cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time; process or stir just until mixture comes together in a ball. Form dough into a flat disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill until firm but still pliable, about 1 hour.

Meanwhile, spread walnuts in a baking pan and bake in a 375 F oven until barely golden under skins, 6 to 8 minutes (leave oven on). Coarsely chop nuts.

Peel and core apples, cut each into eight wedges. In a 10 to 12 inch nonstick frying pan over medium heat, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter. When it's foamy, add apples and stir often until slightly softened and brown at edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle brown sugar and nutmeg over fruit and stir until liquid is syrupy and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Stir in walnuts. Remove from heat.

Unwrap dough. On a lightly floured surface, with a lightly floured rolling pin, roll into a round about 15 inches in diameter. Line a 12-by-15 inch baking sheet with cooking parchment (or butter the sheet well) and carefully transfer dough round to sheet (edges will hang over sheet).

Pour apple mixture onto center of pastry, mounding wedges in a circle about 8 inches wide and 2 inches high. Gently fold edges of dough over apples, pleating as you go, leaving an opening about 4 inches wide in the center. Brush pastry all over with beaten egg mixture.

Bake in a 375 F oven until pastry is golden brown and apples are tender when pierced, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer galette (with parchment, is using) to a wire rack to cool. Transfer to a large plate, gently pulling parchment from under tart. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature, cut into wedges.

Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings

Notes: serve this tart with vanilla ice cream.

26 comments:

  1. That looks scrumptious! I love anything with apples. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Wonderful!!!!!I love anything with apples too!:)
    yummy, I am gonna try this one!
    Great great work!
    Love,
    Annalisa

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  3. Oh so pretty, warm, and yummy!

    xoxo

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  4. Pretty as a picture and delicious, I'm sure.

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  5. Fruit galettes are a perfect way to enjoy pie without making the crust. This recipe is a kepper! Thanks,

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  6. You know I've seen these in cookbooks, but neve tried one. They do look so pretty. I certainly have many of your recipes adding to my file!

    Sue

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  7. Oh, this is just what I need to bake this weekend. It has comfort written all over it, and it looks delicious.

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  8. Geri-This looks delicious. Fruit desserts are big at our house and think this will find its way on to our table. Nancy

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  9. Oh, this is one of my Dad's favorites! he loves anything apple and he thinks that without a top crust, his ice cream will melt down in there better! LOL
    xoxo Pattie

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  10. This looks delicious. Thanks for sharing. I love anything with apples.

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  11. If I was not watching my scale this month I would break out the baking items and make this for the weekend. It certainly looks delicious and I like that it is easy too.
    Joyce

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  12. This looks great! My husband makes one of these on the grill and it is fabulous. Maybe I will request that for dessert one night this weekend after seeing your post. :)

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  13. what a fun take on a traditional apple pie ...

    and, Chelsey mentioned grilling it -- wow!

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  14. Ah yes, vanilla ice cream is definitely a must for this. Lovely.

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  15. Sounds really good! I love apple desserts and this is totally do-able.

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  16. Your dessert is so pretty! I made a copy of it and I think I will try to make one soon. It sure beats the look of a traditionla apple pie!

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  17. This looks wonderful and I must try soon. Thank you for visiting my blog.

    Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook

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  18. Looks wonderful. So perfect and I can smell it from here:)

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  19. This looks absolutely delicious!

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  20. This is the perfect fresh fruit tart for this time of year, and one of my favorites. I love it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Maybe I'll have that for breakfast.

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  21. An apple Galette is something i wanna bake for awhile now and will sooonnnnn....ur picture perfect one looks fantastic....

    Hope evrybody is ok at home sweety ,do take care...ur in my heart...loads of love to ya...

    xoxoxo

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  22. Looks delicious, Gosh, I think I've gained 10lbs since I started blogging, with all these fabulous recipes I keep finding!!
    Happy Weekend
    xoxo

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  23. Oh...I've never made one of these before! I'll have to make one soon!

    Thanks so much for hosting the giveaway for me Geri!

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  24. Oh, yum. I've always wanted to make a tart like this. Thanks for the reminder!

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  25. This looks really good!

    I hope you'll stop by for my first Friday Favorites event!

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  26. Ooooo I love apple galette. especially because it's free form and isn't supposed to be perfect. Yum! I'll have to make one of these again soon.

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