Apple Almond Galette

This elegant, free-form tart is both simple to make and utterly delicious. Made with almond cream, flaky pastry, and fresh apples, this tart is one of my favorites.

The trick to making this galette is getting that perfect, flaky crust. To get this kind of texture, I like to make the dough by hand: not only does it save washing-up time, but it also allows for more control when making the dough.

The almonds and the apples perfectly complement each other in this tart, so be sure to use fresh apples. I love using honeycrisp apples due to its lovely sweetness and red skin that bakes up beautifully, but feel free to mix it up!

Fast Facts!

• Contains flour(gluten)

• Contains milk and butter

• Beginner baking level

• FLAKY

Apple Almond Galette Recipe

--makes one 9 inch galette-

35 min prep time

14 min cook time

15 min assembly

3 hrs chilling time

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Tart Dough

• 1 stick of butter(113g), cubed and chilled

• 150g all-purpose flour

• pinch of salt and sugar

• egg(for eggwash)

• demerara sugar, for coating

• 4 tbsp, plus more of ice water

Filling

• one egg

• 45g almond flour

• 10g all-purpose flour

• 45g powdered sugar

• 1/4 tspn vanilla

• 2-3 apples

• 1/4 cup demerara sugar

• 1/2 tspn cinnamon

• 1/2 tspn cardamom

• small pinch allspice

• small pinch nutmeg

• small pinch ginger

1. For the tart dough: combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Add cubed butter. Press the butter into shards between your thumb and index finger. Once all of the butter is in big chunks/shards, add water gradually until a shaggy dough just comes together. Rest the dough in the fridge for 45 min--overnight

2. Make the almond cream: combine all ingredients into a bowl until smooth.

3. Cut apples thinly, skin on.

4. In a small bowl, combine demerara sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, nutmeg, and ginger. This will be used to sprinkle on the apples.

5. Preheat oven to 425F.

6. Roll out the dough into a 10 inch circle. Spread almond cream, leaving a one inch border along the edge. Arrange the apples. Sprinkle the sugar-spice mixture on top.

7. Fold the edges in, making a border of crust around the edge. Bake on a parchment lined baking sheet for 20 min, then turn down the oven to 350F and bake for another 20 min.

8. Cool down on a wire wrack. Enjoy!