Apple-Walnut Galette
Serves: 6
Jolie Turcotte
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
46
Sweetness
48
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
3 tbsps
Unsalted Butter (diced)1 large
Egg1 cup
Walnut1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1 cup
Apricot PreserveDirections:
1
Position racks in the middle and lower third of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F
2
Make the dough: Pulse the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor until combined
3
Add the butter; pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal with pea-size bits of butter
4
Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon ice water in a bowl, then add to the processor and pulse once or twice
5
(Stop before the dough gathers into a ball
6
) Turn out onto a sheet of plastic wrap and pat into a disk
7
Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour
8
Meanwhile, prepare the filling: Toast the walnuts on a baking sheet on the middle oven rack until golden, 7 to 8 minutes; let cool
9
Process the nuts, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the egg, 1 tablespoon butter, the vanilla and salt in a clean food processor to make a creamy paste
10
Line a flat baking sheet (or an upside-down rimmed one) with parchment paper
11
Roll the dough into a 12-inch round on a floured surface
12
Roll the dough up onto the rolling pin, then unroll onto the parchment
13
Spread the walnut filling over the dough, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border around the edges
14
Chill while you prepare the apples
15
Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F
16
Peel, core and halve the apples, then cut each half into 8 wedges
17
Arrange over the filling in a circular pattern, slightly overlapping
18
Fold the edges of the dough inward, pleating it
19
Sprinkle the apples with the remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons butter
20
Bake the galette on the middle oven rack until golden, 40 to 45 minutes
21
(Put a baking sheet on the lower rack to catch any drips
22
) Cool on a rack
23
Whisk 1 tablespoon water and the preserves in a bowl
24
Strain, then brush over the apples
25
Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired
26
Photographs by Con Poulos