Apple Galette with Honey
Always easy and always delicious, Apple Galette with Buzz Savories fine honey crowns the feasts of November. Eat well!
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp sugar (for developing a toasty brown crust)
- 8 Tb (one stick) butter
- 4-5 Tb ice water
Filling
- 3 medium apples (honey crisp, Gala, or local orchard apples)), peeled, cored, thinly sliced
- 2 Tb honey (plus more for drizzling)
- 1 Tb brown sugar l
- tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cornstarch
Finish
- 1 egg lightly beaten (egg wash)
- 1 Tb coarse sugar (optional for sprinkling)
- extra drizzle of honey
Instructions
Make the crust
- in a bowl whisk flour, salt, and sugar
- Cut in butter with a pastry cutter or your fingers until mixture looks like coarse crumbs ( may use food processor tho do not over mix)
- Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing until dough just comes together
- Form into a disc, wrap in plastic, and chill at least 30 minutes (can be made day before baking and chilled over night)
Prepare filling
- In a bowl, toss apple slices with honey, brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cornstarch
- Let sit 10 minutes to release juices
Assemble galette
- Preheat over to 400 Degrees F
- On lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 12-inch circle, Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheet
- Arrange apples in center leaving a 2-inch border
- Fold edges of dough over fruit, pleating as needed
- Brush crust with egg wash, sprinkle coarse sugar if desired
Bake
- Bake 35-40 minutes, until rust is golden and apples tender
- While still warm, drizzle honey over apples for shine and flavor