favorite apple galette

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• pastry:
• 1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 2 tablespoons ice water, or as needed
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• filling:
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 apples - peeled, cored, and sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
• 1 tablespoon coarse sugar crystals (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• whisk 1 1/8 cups flour, sugar, and salt together in a bowl. press 1/2 cup butter pieces into flour mixture with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• make a well in the center of the flour mixture. pour water and vanilla into well; quickly work water and vanilla into flour to create a loose dough, adding more water if the dough is crumbly. you should be able to squeeze it in your hand and have it stay together but be a bit crumbly. shape dough into a flat disc, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• stir brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, and cinnamon together in a bowl. add apples and toss to coat. let sit for flavors to blend, about 10 minutes.
• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• roll dough out into a large, rough circle on a baking stone or baking sheet. pour apple mixture into the center of the dough, leaving a 2-inch uncovered border, and dot apples with 1 tablespoon butter.
• fold edges of dough up over the apples, leaving an opening in the center. dot dough with remaining 1 tablespoon butter and sprinkle coarse sugar over the dough.
• bake in the preheated oven until the crust is crisp and golden and apples are tender and caramelized, 40 to 45 minutes.