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These rustic Spiced Apple Galettes makes a perfect fall dessert, they’re light, not overly sweet and are delicately spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Jump to Recipe Print RecipeI love the fall, to celebrate its arrival my family and I went apple picking at a beautiful orchard not far from our home. Apple picking is a really great activity to do with the kids, my daughters and I had so much fun. Some of our favourite desserts to bake and eat are those made with apples, pumpkins and pears. Such treats are abundant this time of the year, and that makes us quite happy.
Easy and rustic Spiced Apple Galettes
These easy to make Spiced Apple Galettes have a simple and rustic feel to them since the crust is free formed. I found making them this way actually easier than using a pie dish! The crust is easy to make and comes out delicious and flaky, I used a combination of all-purpose and whole wheat pastry flour but you can make it using only all-purpose flour. For the apples, I used Empire and Macintosh, but you can use a variety of sweet and tart apples that you like.
This recipe makes one large or two small Spiced Apple Galettes. If you’re looking for more apple dessert ideas you’ll want to take a look at these Mini Apple Spice Bundt Cakes, they’re delicious!
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 128 grams
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour 64 grams
- 3 tsp. granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 11 tbsp. cold unsalted butter 160 grams or 5-1/2 oz.
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3 tbsp. milk
For the filling:
- 4 cups apples peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 large egg white beaten well
- 2 tbsp. turbinado sugar
Instructions
To make the dough:
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle, on low-speed, mix the flours with the sugar and salt.
- Add in the cubed butter, and blend the flour with the butter for a couple of minutes until just small pieces of butter are visible and the flour sticks together when you hold it in your hand.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk the egg yolk with the milk and add it to the flour mixture all at once while mixing on low-speed for about 15-20 seconds, or until the dough comes together.
- If you want to make two smaller galettes, divide the dough in half and wrap each half with plastic wrap.
- Let the dough rest in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
To make the filling:
- In a medium sized bowl, combine the apples with the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, flour and salt. Mix well so that the apples slices are well coated with the sugar and spice.
To make the galettes:
- Place a rack in the centre of your oven and preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Take the dough out of the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for a couple of minutes. Flour your surface and roll out each half of dough (or just one, if you are making one large tart) into a disk that is just about 1/4″ thick.
- Transfer the dough onto the lined baking sheet and top the centre of each dough disk with the apple slices.
- Gather the dough around the apples by overlapping the creases of dough over each other slightly.
- Whisk the remaining egg white (from the egg used in the dough) and brush the dough with it.
- Sprinkle the top of the galettes with the turbinado sugar.
- Bake the galettes on the baking sheet for 40 to 45 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown.
- Let the galettes cool for 20 minutes before serving warm, or you can let it cool completely and serve it at room temperature.
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440VAC says
April 16, 2016 at 1:09 AMWould serve warm with a scoop of sweet cream ice cream 🙂
Arielle says
January 10, 2015 at 1:39 AMI really love your blog! Your posts are all amazing, everything looks so good 🙂 I am happy I got to discover you <3
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
January 10, 2015 at 2:25 AMThank you so much Arielle it’s very kind of you to say
A Kitchen Hoor says
October 14, 2014 at 8:22 PMI love galettes! I should make this one. It loos delicious! Thank you for linking up with #FoodieFridays! Please stop back this week to see if you were featured. http://akitchenhoor.blogspot.com/
Sugar and Cinnamon says
October 12, 2014 at 5:06 PMIt’s so exciting when apples come in to season! This looks so delicious. I love galettes!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 12, 2014 at 5:09 PMThanks!
HostessAtHeart says
October 11, 2014 at 8:09 PMYour photos said rustic before I even read it. The galette looks amazing, and I too love your apple picture!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 11, 2014 at 10:57 PMThanks! Happy to hear that I achieved the look of rustic just as I wanted
spiceinthecity says
October 11, 2014 at 9:14 AMThese galettes look gorgeous and love your apple pictures 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 11, 2014 at 10:33 AMThanks!
Chez @ Chez Moi says
October 11, 2014 at 4:06 AMThis recipe sounds wonderful, just the kind of rustic dessert I like to make. Lovely photos too 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 11, 2014 at 9:08 AMThanks, I think I’ll be trying more rustic desserts from now on
Nancy says
October 10, 2014 at 7:58 PMBeautiful galette! I’m a huge fan of the rustic feel a galette offers…especially with seasonal fruits. Your spiced apple version you’re serving today looks delicious!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 10, 2014 at 10:01 PMThanks so much Nancy
Michelle @ Giraffes Can Bake says
October 10, 2014 at 6:14 PMThis looks really good! Your photos are gorgeous too
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 10, 2014 at 9:58 PMThanks Michelle!
Hilda says
October 10, 2014 at 4:56 PMYour pictures of apples are really beautiful. And the galette equally so. I am still working my way through bushels of apples and will add this to my to-do list.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 10, 2014 at 9:57 PMThank you so much! Bushels, wow, what do you do with so many apples?
The Novice Gardener says
October 10, 2014 at 1:54 PMYou don’t need to convince me, Fida! I LOVE apple desserts! Your galette looks so YUM! 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 10, 2014 at 2:19 PMThanks so much Angie, hope you’ll have a slice at FF!
The Novice Gardener says
October 10, 2014 at 2:22 PMNo way, I’ll have 3 slices! 🙂
Jhuls says
October 10, 2014 at 4:54 AMThis galette looks so tempting. And fresh apples? Wow! Happy FF! 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 10, 2014 at 10:57 AMThanks! Happy FF to you too 🙂
jmadeia says
October 9, 2014 at 10:06 PMthese look SO good ! can’t wait to see what you make with pumpkins (I’ve been needing a good from-scratch pumpkin pie recipe)..
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 9, 2014 at 10:11 PMThanks! There are so many delicious options with pumpkins, it’s hard to choose…
Hilda says
October 10, 2014 at 10:31 PMGood question. I get them at a little stand across the road from my local lake, and they are so cheap I can’t resist them. They are very good, and close to organic, but then I am stuck preserving them. That way, they do last all winter. I bake, dry, make sauce and freeze, should make cider – in short, I am busy with all these apples.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
October 10, 2014 at 10:42 PMWow, that’s great! I can see how they would keep you so busy. You’re lucky to have access to almost organic apples for cheap.