How to make an Apple galette with sweet shortcrust pastry, applesauce and melting apples. This easy rustic apple tart recipe is delicious with caramel and vanilla ice cream and very quick to make, perfect for a last minute dessert.
Rustic Apple tart
This Apple galette also called rustic apple tart is a very easy and trendy recipe for apple season.
The composition of this free-form tart is very similar to the classic french apple tart recipe or apple pie, with a sweet shortcrust pastry, applesauce and melting apple slices.
This old-fashioned style apple tart is very popular because it is very simple and quick to prepare. And it requires very few utensils, and especially you will not need to use a pie dish.
We like the way the apples are arranged, which gives a nice geometric effect to this tart that will be perfect to impress your guests or treat your loved ones on any occasion.
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Composition and substitutions
Pie Crust
Shortcrust pastry is a perfect pie crust for all fruit tart and pie recipes. It is a very easy recipe to make in both savory and sweet versions.
You can also substitute a puff pastry as in this recipe for puff pastry apple tart.
Applesauce
Homemade applesauce is an easy recipe to make if you have a little time. All you need to do is slowly cook the apples with a bit of lemon juice and a pinch of ground cinnamon until you get a delicious compote.Otherwise just take an organic applesauce in a jar.
Apples
For the apple tart, use Gala, Golden or Granny smith apples with juicy and sweet flesh. You can keep the skin as here (especially for the visual) or completely peel the apples.
You will find the quantities and instructions in the recipe card further down on this page.
How to make the Apple Galette
1 - Pie crust
- Place flour, salt, icing sugar and unsalted butter in a medium bowl.
- Using your fingers, mix all the ingredients together until you have a sandy mixture with no lumps.
- Add the cold water and mix again until the pie dough forms a ball, but do not over knead it.
- Cover with cling film and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Tip: You can replace the sweet shortcrust pastry with almond shortcrust or puff pastry.
2 - Assembly of the tart
- Roll the dough on a lightly floured work surface or between 2 sheets of parchment paper to a thickness of 3 mm thick , trying to make a round shape.
- Place the pastry disk on a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cover the entire surface with apple filling sauce, leaving a 2 inch border / 5 cm .
- Arrange the apple slices on top of the applesauce in the center.
- Fold the edges of the dough over the apples and sprinkle brown granulated sugar over the entire tart.
Tip: You can replace the applesauce with a layer of almond cream (frangipane) for an even tastier tart.
3 - Baking
- Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C and bake the apple galette for about 35-40 minutes until the crust is golden brown on top and the apples are tender.
- Allow the apple galette to cool completely before placing it on a large serving plate.
- Serve cold or slightly warm, depending on your preference.
How to serve the apple tart
This rustic apple galette is delicious with a sweet topping, here are some topping ideas to serve with your tart:
- Salted Caramel Sauce
- Chocolate Sauce
- Vanilla ice cream
- Pecans or crushed almonds
- Homemade whipped cream
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Apple Galette
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 10 slices
Description
Recipe for an easy old-fashioned apple galette recipe with sweet shortcrust pastry, applesauce and melting apples (for a 10 inch/25 cm tart , about 10 parts)
Ingredients
Pie crust :
- 200 g (1 ⅓ cup) Flour
- 100 g (⅓ cup) Butter - unsalted and cold
- 50 g (⅓ cup) icing sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 50 g (¼ cup) water - iced
Apple filling :
- 3 - 4 Apples
- 4 - 5 tbsp applesauce
- Brown sugar - or cane sugar
Instructions
Pie crust :
Place the flour, icing sugar, pinch of salt and cold butter cut into pieces in a large bowl.
With your fingertips, mix until you obtain a sandy preparation.
Add the cold water and gather the dough until you get a smooth and homogeneous ball.
Cover with cling film and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Assembly and cooking :
- Preheat your oven to 350°F / 180°C and prepare a baking sheet.
- Roll out your dough with a rolling pin between 2 sheets of parchment paper to a thickness of about 3 mm.
- Remove the parchment paper from the top and place the dough disk on the prepared baking sheet.
- Fill the center of the dough with applesauce, leaving a 5 cm border of dough.
- Place apple slices on top of the dough.
- Fold the edges over the apples.
- Sprinkle the whole pie with brown sugar.
- Bake the apple pie for about 34-40 minutes until it is golden brown on top and the apples are tender.
- Let the apple galette cool before moving it to a large serving dish.
- Serve slightly warm or cold.
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Notes
Storage: Approximately 4-5 days in the refrigerator and up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: tart, pie, galette
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Calories: 203
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 36
- Fat: 4
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 38
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 35
Keywords: apple tart, rustic apple tart, apple galette, caramel apple tart
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