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