Get in touch with your French side with this Homemade Apple Galette! Galettes are super French, although maybe more rustic French farmhouse than chic Parisian cafe. They have a really distinctive look, as the edges of the pastry base are folded up over the filling before baking, so it looks a bit like a cross between a tart and a pie.
The filling, whether sweet or savory, pokes its head out in the middle. In this galette recipe I’ve used apples, but you can use whatever you fancy – peach works wonderfully! The soft apple, fragrant with cinnamon, tastes delicious against the crisp and buttery pastry. Just a reminder to make sure the butter is thoroughly chilled before you start to make the pastry – very important!
To make Homemade Apple Galette, you will need the following ingredients:
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut the cubed butter into the flour mixture until it forms pea-sized crumbs.
Add the sour cream and fold in gently until just mixed. Form the dough into a ball.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.
Add the apple slices, apple or lemon juice, cinnamon and sugar to a bowl and toss well together until the apple is fully coated.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Dust your work surface and a rolling pin with flour. Roll the pastry out, rotating it a quarter of a turn every couple of rolls to make a circle. It should be around a quarter of an inch thick. Lay the pastry on a greased and lined baking sheet.
Spoon the apple slices into the center of the pastry, or lay them out in a circular design, with the slices overlapping, leaving a couple of inches of spare pastry around the edge of the circle.
Fold the excess dough into the center of the pastry, so it covers the outer inch or two of the apples.
Cut the two tablespoons of butter into cubes and scatter across the apples.
In a small bowl, mix the egg and water together. Brush the egg wash over the pastry and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake the galette for 35-45 minutes, until the crust has turned a golden brown.
Leave the galette for a few minutes to cool. Then slice and serve with a spoonful of ice-cream.
Go French today and have a go at making this Homemade Apple Galette! I’d love to see a photo of your galette so don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes!
Crowd pleaser 101 its very delicious and fun.
This was super fun to make!! I shaped mine as a heart and drizzled a lottt of chocolate sauce on the top.
I recommend refridgerating the dough over night so that its nice and cold but soft enough to form but not enough to fall apart instantly.
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