Apple Galette: 2000s Recipes + Menus : gourmet.com

2000s Recipes + Menus

Serves8

Active time:30 min
Start to finish:3 hr (includes making pastry)

November 2007

Think of it as apples in the buff: Stripped of the usual apple-pie spices, the fruits' natural floral qualities really come through. And free-form as it is, the rustic tart is very easy to make (there's no need for a pie plate)—not to mention refreshingly light.

Pastry dough
2 tablespoons semolina (sometimes called semolina flour)
2 lb Golden Delicious apples (about 4), peeled, cored, and each cut into 8 wedges
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tablespoon confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
Roll out dough into a 13-inch round on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin. Transfer to an ungreased 17- by 14-inch baking sheet. Sprinkle semolina over dough, leaving a 2-inch border all around.
Toss apples with lemon juice and zest in a large bowl, then mound on top of semolina (leaving border) and sprinkle granulated sugar over apples. Fold in dough border over apples, pleating dough as necessary, to form a 9-inch round.
Bake galette 30 minutes, then loosely cover with foil and bake until apples are tender and crust is golden, 25 to 30 minutes more. Remove galette from oven and turn on broiler.
Dust apples with confectioners sugar and broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until apples are just golden, 1 to 3 minutes (watch carefully; sugar burns easily). Slide galette from baking sheet onto a rack, then cool to warm or room temperature.

Cooks’ note: Galette can be baked 5 hours ahead and cooled, uncovered, then kept at room temperature. If desired, reheat in a 350°F oven until warm, about 5 minutes.

Recipes by Ruth Cousineau

Photograph by Romulo Yanes