Sweet Treats
Rustic Apple Galette
Rustic Apple Galette
This homemade apple galette is rustic baking at its finest—flaky, golden pastry wrapped around tender, cinnamon-sugar apples and baked to perfection in the Cuisinart Gourmet Pro Multifunctional Combi Oven. No pie dish required! It’s a fuss-free dessert that looks impressive but is incredibly easy to make. Whether you're
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Ingredients
- 195g (1 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tbsp granulated sugar
- 115g (½ cup) cold butter, cubed
- 50–100ml (3–5 tbsp) cold water
- 35g (¼ cup) icing sugar
- 55g (½ cup) almond meal
- 15g (2 ½ tbsp) all-purpose flour
- 57g (¼ cup) softened butter
- 30g (½ beaten egg)
- 4g (1 tsp) vanilla extract
- 5 apples
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 30g (3 tbsp) brown sugar
- 2g (1 tsp) cinnamon
- 15g (2 tbsp) sliced almonds
- Leftover egg (for egg wash)
Preparation
- Preheat Cuisinart Gourmet Pro to Conv Bake at 190°C. or regular oven 200°C fan forced.
- 1. Make Pie Crust: Mix flour, salt, and sugar in a bowl. Add cubed butter and blend with your fingers or a pastry cutter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add cold water, mixing until the dough just comes together. Form into a disk, wrap in plastic, and chill for 30 minutes.
- 2. Prep Apples: Juice the lemon into a bowl. Add brown sugar and cinnamon, mix. Slice apples thinly and toss in the lemon mixture to prevent browning. Strain and set aside to drain while you prepare the frangipane.
- 3. Make Frangipane: Cream the butter and icing sugar until smooth. Add vanilla and gradually mix in the beaten egg. Stir in the flour and gently fold in the almond meal.
- 4. Assemble: Roll out the chilled pie crust into a circle on parchment paper. Spread the frangipane in the center, leaving a border. Arrange apple slices on top of the frangipane.
- 5. Fold & Chill: Fold the edges of the dough over the apples. Brush with egg wash and freeze for 20 minutes.
- 6. Bake: Brush the galette with egg wash and bake for 22 minutes or until golden and puffed.
- 7. Finish: Sprinkle with sliced almonds, let it cool, and serve at room temperature.
