Tuesdays with Dorie BWD: Apple Galette

October 8, 2024 at 8:34 am | Posted in BWD, groups, pies & tarts, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 8 Comments
Tags: baking, pie

We are entering peak pie season, and for people like me who just baked crisps all summer long and now need to ease into all that fussy crimp work, thank goodness for galettes. There’s something so easy and do-able about baking a galette, whereas a proper pie feels like a lot of work. This Apple Galette, does have something a little bit extra to prepare in advance, but I think it’s worth it.

A layer of homemade caramel applesauce is a super-yummy surprise hiding beneath all the apple slices. In addition to flavor, it gives a nice textural contrast, especially since the top apple slices soften but don’t really break down much. It can be swapped for store bought applesauce, but having leftovers of this stuff in the fridge is something I’m willing to spend a few additional minutes on…especially if I’m cheating on the dough. I had a round of random pie dough in the freezer and used that here instead of making a new galette dough. It turned out to not be quite enough dough to give me the excess to fold nice pleats, so my galette is sporting more of an outer rim. It was crisp and tasted nice, and making a galette is also saying that imperfection is a-ok, so I didn’t mind. All-in-all, a delicious pie-adjacent dessert to get back in the swing of things.

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Oh, that looks so perfectly delicious and pretty. I’m excited to make this one just from reading your post…definitely going to go from recipe for the applesauce as you make a great point for extra in the frig. Beautiful photo, Steph.

Comment by Kayte Gerth— October 16, 2024 #

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What an eye candy of an apple tart/galette? I actually like the imperfection. I’ll take it anyday.

Comment by Shirley @ EverOpenSauce— October 22, 2024 #

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GORGEOUS! Love the pop of colour from the apple skin!

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— October 23, 2024 #

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Kudos to you for using what you had on hand. I am looking forward to pie season.

Comment by Diane Zwang— October 23, 2024 #

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It looks so delicious! No worries about any imperfections.

Comment by Judy— October 24, 2024 #

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You are just such a pro Steph on all things…the pictures, the writing, and the baking. I just love seeing what you will come up with and so enjoy reading all about it. I would most definitely want a piece of this galette 😍

Comment by isthisakeeper— October 26, 2024 #

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- xoxo
  
  Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— October 27, 2024 #
  
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This was fun to make and tasted delicious. I love the way yours looks.

Comment by teaandscones— October 27, 2024 #

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