Apple galette

Perfect for a cosy night in 🥧🍏

I’m a big fan of desserts that have fruit in them! I love the balance of the sweet and the slightly tart flavours 🤤. I whipped up an Apple galette and baked it in my skillet, stoked at how it turned out.

For the pastry:

I’ve used the Claire Saffitz “Flaky All-Butter Pie Dough” recipe (find it on YouTube) or alternatively you can use store bought pastry to save time.

Filling ingredients:

4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored

1/2 lemon, juice only (or 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar)

2 tbsp flour

1 tsp cinnamon + 1/2 tsp ground ginger (if you like spice!)

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tbsp cream

Method:

Pre-heat the oven — 180 degrees C.

Make the filling: peel and core the apples and slice them into 0.5cm thick pieces. Transfer to a large bowl and squeeze lemon juice over the apples and toss to coat.

Add into a small bowl: flour, spices and brown sugar and use a fork to roughly mix together.

Toss the dry ingredients in with the apples and 1 tbsp cream. Leave it to sit in the bowl while you roll out your pastry.

Lightly dust your bench: roll dough out into a large circle (it doesn’t have to be perfect). You don’t want the dough to be too thick, but thick enough to move it (approx. 0.4cm). Transfer to a 23cm skillet or metal dish lined with baking paper.

Arrange the apples on the pastry, leaving a rough 2cm border. Roughly fold the edges over to create an open pie. Pour over the rest of the caramel sitting at the bottom of the bowl.

Bake for 45-55 minutes until pastry is golden on top (and underneath) and apples are tender.

Note: cooking times may vary depending on your pastry, keep an eye on it!

Serve with your favourite ice cream.