This Rustic Apple Galette is a delicious alternative to pies and the perfect fall dessert recipe. It's filled with a combination of sweet and tart apple filling and wrapped in a buttery pastry crust. It's simple yet impressive—perfect for any occasion!
The best thing about this Galette recipe is its versatility and ease; traditional galette filling consists of butter, sugar, and fruit, such as apples.
However, you can make a perfect summer dessert with berries, stone fruit, or other fruit folded into buttery galette dough; Peach, apricot, plum, strawberry, and cherry galettes are some of the most popular.
For more Apple-inspired recipes, check out Apple Bread, French Apple Cake, Spiced Apple Muffins, or Apple Pumpkin Spice Muffins.
How to Make Apple Galette
Note: The full instructions are provided in the recipe card below.
Dice the unsalted butter and place it in the freezer while preparing the flour mixture.
In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, pulse flour, salt, and sugar to combine; add the chilled butter pieces and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse crumble with only a few larger pieces, about 8 to 12 pulses.
In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of ice water and 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract.
With the machine running, pour the ice water mixture down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the mixture is evenly moistened and crumbly; don't let the dough form into a ball in the machine.
Cut the butter into the flour in a large, flat-bottomed mixing bowl using a pastry cutter or two forks; do not smash or smear the butter. Instead, scrape the butter off the pastry blender during the mixing process and continue mixing.
If the fats are softening too fast, put the bowl in the refrigerator until it firms up, 2–5 minutes. Sprinkling 3 tablespoons of liquid over the flour mixture; use a bench scraper or your hands to incorporate until the mixture begins to come together.
Sprinkle in 1 more tablespoon of liquid and continue the mixing process. Squeeze a fistful of dough: if it holds, like wet sand, it’s ready. If it falls apart, add 1 more tablespoon of ice water, squeezing the dough to check if it holds.
Bring all the dough together, sprinkling dry bits with more small drops of ice water; the dough will look shaggy. Knead in the bowl just until incorporated). Turn the dough onto a work surface and bring it together by hand.
S hape into a flat disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, preferably overnight. (Note: Dough can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and frozen for up to 1 month, tightly wrapped.)
Peel the apples and cut them in half through the stem. Remove the stems and cores with a sharp knife and a melon baller. Slice the apples crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices.
Place the apples in a large bowl and toss with the lemon juice, sugars, pure vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside to let the flavors blend. Lightly dust a work surface and a rolling pin with flour.
Next, place the chilled pie disk on the work surface and let the dough sit on the countertop for 5 to 10 minutes so it's malleable enough to roll. Then, roll the dough into an 11-inch circle and gently transfer the dough to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Sprinkle evenly 1 tablespoon of flour over the pastry, then working quickly, arrange the apple mixture in the center of the dough.
Next, dot the apples with the 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter, then, using the parchment to guide you, fold the edges of the dough up and onto itself, one section at a time, patch up any tears by pinching a bit of dough from the edges.
Brush exposed dough with cream or egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Chill the assembled apple galette in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 °F and set an oven rack in the center position.
Bake the apple galette for 55-65 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the apples are soft; rotate the pan once during cooking.
If bits of apple burn before the crust is finished, tent a piece of foil over the fruit and continue baking. It’s okay if some juices leak from the apple galette onto the pan.
The juices will burn on the pan, but the apple galette should be fine -- scrape any burnt bits away from the galette once it’s baked. While the apple galette cools, make the glaze; mix the apricot preserves with 1 tablespoon of water in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat until bubbly.
Brush the glaze over the bottom and sides of the pastry shell with a pastry brush. (This will help seal the crust and prevent it from getting soggy) Transfer the apple galette to a serving plate. Allow cooling and serve warm or at room temperature.
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📖 Recipe
Easy Apple Galette
Ingredients
For the Apple galette crust:
- 188 g (1-½ cups)all-purpose flour, spooned, leveled, and sifted
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 24 g (2 tablespoons) granulated sugar
- 1-½ sticks (12 tablespoons) very cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 3 tablespoons ice-cold water
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
For the filling:
- 3 large firm texture baking apple ( I use a combination of Granny Smith and Honey crisp, to provide both sweetness and tartness).
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg ,optional
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into bits
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
Apricot Glaze:
- 2 tablespoons apricot preserves , jelly, or Jam
- 1 tablespoon water
For assembling and baking:
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Cream or Beaten egg , to brush crust
- 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Dice the unsalted butter and shortening and place it in the freezer while preparing the flour mixture. In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, pulse flour, salt, and sugar to combine; add the chilled butter and shortening pieces and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse crumble with only a few larger pieces, about 8 to 12 pulses.
- In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of ice water, and 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract. With the machine running, pour the ice water mixture down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the mixture is evenly moistened and very crumbly; don't let the dough form into a ball in the machine.
- How to Make the dough By Hand
- Cut the butter and shortening into the flour in a large flat-bottomed mixing bowl using a pastry cutter or two forks; do not smash or smear. Instead, scrape butter off the pastry blender during the mixing process and continue mixing. If the fats are softening too fast, put the bowl in the refrigerator until it firms up, 2–5 minutes.
- Sprinkling 3 tablespoons of liquid over the flour mixture; use a bench scraper or your hands to incorporate until the mixture begins to come together. Sprinkle in 1 more tablespoon of liquid and continue the mixing process. Squeeze a fistful of dough: if it holds, like wet sand, it’s ready.
- If it falls apart, add 1 more tablespoon of ice water, squeezing the dough to check if it holds. Bring all the dough together, sprinkling dry bits with more small drops of ice water; the dough will look shaggy. Knead in the bowl just until incorporated).
- Form and let it Rest: Turn the dough onto a work surface, and bring the dough together by hand. Shape into a flat disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, preferably overnight. (Note: Dough can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and frozen for up to 1 month, tightly wrapped.)
- Make the Apple filling: Peel the apples and cut them in half through the stem. Remove the stems and cores with a sharp knife and a melon baller. Slice the apples crosswise into ¼-inch thick slices. Place the apples in a large bowl and toss with the lemon juice, sugars, pure vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside to let the flavors blend.
- Roll the Dough: Lightly dust a work surface and a rolling pin with flour. Next, place the chilled pie disk on the work surface and let the dough sit on the countertop for 5 to 10 minutes so it's malleable enough to roll. Then, roll the dough into an 11-inch circle and gently transfer the dough to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Sprinkle evenly 1 tablespoon of flour over the pastry, then working quickly, arrange the apple mixture in the center of the dough. Next, dot the apples with the 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter, then, using the parchment to guide you, fold the edges of the dough up and onto itself, one section at a time, patch up any tears by pinching a bit of dough from the edges.
- Brush exposed dough with cream or egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Chill the assembled apple galette in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 °F and set an oven rack in the center position.
- Bake: Bake galette for 55-65 minutes, until crust is golden brown and apples are soft; rotate the pan once during cooking. If bits of apple begin to burn before the crust is finished, simply tent a piece of foil over the fruit and continue baking. Note: It’s okay if some juices leak from the apple galette onto the pan. The juices will burn on the pan but the apple galette should be fine -- just scrape any burnt bits away from the galette once it’s baked.
- While the apple galette cools, make the glaze; mix the apricot preserves with 1 tablespoon of water in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave until bubbly. With a pastry brush, brush the glaze over the bottom and sides of the pastry shell. (This will help seal the crust and prevent it from getting soggy) Transfer the apple galette to a serving plate. Allow cooling and serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Apple Galette can be stored, covered with plastic wrap or foil, at room temperature for up to 2 days or up to four days in the refrigerator.
- Apple Galette is best served at room temperature; however, if you want it warm, reheat it in the microwave for a few seconds until it is heated or at the desired temperature.
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods, and portion sizes per household.
