Apple Cranberry Galette

Apple Cranberry Galette

Ingredients

Flaky Pastry

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 12 tablespoons (1 ½ sticks) cold, unsalted butter cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon ice water plus more if needed
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Candied Cranberries

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup apple cider
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries

Filling

  • 3-4 medium crisp apples such as Gala or Granny Smith peeled, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten (to use as an egg wash)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

Make Flaky Pastry

  • In a food processor, pulse flour and salt until well blended.
  • Add the butter to the flour mixture and pulse until the butter is the size of peas.
  • Add the ice water and vinegar all at once and pulse just until water is incorporated. If the mixture is too dry, add some more water.
  • Pour the mixture into a medium bowl and gently gather into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and flatten into a 1 inch thick disk. Chill for 20 minutes.

Make Candied Cranberries

  • In a medium saucepan, bring sugar, cider and lemon juice to a boil.
  • Add the fresh cranberries.
  • Lower the heat to medium high and simmer cranberries until they start to pop and look a bit shriveled, about 2 minutes.
  • Using a slotted spoon, remove cranberries to a small bowl and allow to cool.
  • Bring the liquid to a boil and simmer for approximately 1 minute or until liquid has reduced and thickened a bit. Remove from heat and allow to cool. The liquid will thicken more as it cools.

Assembly

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to a rough 12-14 inch circle.
  • In a small bowl, combine ¼ cup granulated sugar, cinnamon and flour.
  • Scatter the flour mixture all over the rolled out crust leaving 2 inches of the edge uncovered. Arrange sliced apples and then the cooked cranberries on top of the flour mixture.
  • Using a pastry brush, brush border of the crust with beaten egg.
  • Spoon the reduced liquid from cooking the cranberries over the apples and cranberries to moisten.
  • Fold the edge of the galette up over the apples creating a 1 ½ – 2 inch border pressing down gently. Transfer the galette to a large pizza pan covered with parchment paper.
  • Brush the edges of the galette with the beaten egg and sprinkle the entire tart, including the border, with the remaining ¼ cup sugar.
  • Bake the galette for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and the apples are softened.
  • Serve the galette warm, cut into slices and topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

Makes 1 Large Galette