Galettes or costatas are rustic open faced pies. This here is an easy apple pie to make that cooks up delicious every time.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword crostata, galette, pie
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Author Syama
Ingredients
Pastry Crust (Notes)
1 ½CAP Flour
¼CSugar
¼TspFine Sea Salt
¼CUnsalted Butter
2- 3TbspCold Water
Filling
3- 4Applesbaking variety
2TbspAp Flour
¼CBrown Sugar
1TspVanilla
1TspCinnamon
¼TspNutmeg
2TbspSparkling sugaroptional
To serve
Vanilla ice cream
Instructions
Make the crust
In a food processor add flour, sugar salt and chopped cold butter . Pulse a few times until the mix resembles coarse bread crumbs . Tip out to a floured work surface or bowl and add the cold water by teaspoons and mix until the dough just comes together. Take a parchment sheet and place the dough on it . Sprinkle a little flour on top and roll out into a circle of about 14 inches in diameter.
Preheat the oven to 400 °F (205°C)
Make the Galette
Peel and core the apples. Slice into ¼ inch thick pieces .Place in a large bowl. Mix all the remaining ingredients for the filling together and sprinkle over the apples. Toss to coat the slices evenly.Arrange the apple slices over the rolled out dough , leaving 1 ½ to 2 inches of border all around.Fold the border over the apples. Make sure there are not craccks . Pinch the cracks close if any. Sprinkle some sparkling sugar over the border (optional).Transfer to the hot oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the crust browns lightly and the apples are bubbling .Coll in pan for 10 minutes . Slice and serve with a generous scoop of Vanilla ice cream.
Notes
You can use a store bought pie crust as well.
It is very important that there are not cracks on the crust.