Cook the Book: Apple Galette

Name: Cook the Book: Apple Galette
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 egg, slightly beaten; 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough, cut into a 9-inch circle, kept in the freezer; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, approximately; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 6 servings Water, as needed

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Cook the Book: Apple Galette a try. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 430 calories, 4g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of butter, vanilla bean, granulated sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place a silicon baking mat (such as a Silpat) or a large sheet of parchment paper on a flat work surface, and have ready another mat or sheet of parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Place the sugar in a heavy saucepan and add enough water to cover the sugar. Cook the sugar, without stirring, until it turns into a dark caramel, about 10 minutes.

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Caramel

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove the pan from the heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of the butter and cinnamon. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the caramel and stir to blend.

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Vanilla Bean

Cinnamon

Caramel

Butter

Seeds

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Frying Pan

Pour the caramel mixture onto the center of the mat or parchment paper on the work surface, then place the second mat or sheet of parchment paper on top. Using a rolling pin, flatten the caramel carefully and allow it to cool and set. Break the caramel mixture into small pieces, then place them in a food processor and grind them into a fine powder.

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Caramel

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Baking Paper

Food Processor

Rolling Pin

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly coat an 8-inch round cake pan with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and sprinkle in a little of the cinnamon-caramel powder. Slice the apples crosswise, as thinly as possible. Arrange half of the apple slices over the cinnamon-caramel powder in the pan, forming one layer and overlapping slightly. Cover the apples with a few spoonfuls of the cinnamon-caramel powder and repeat with the remaining apple slices and caramel powder.

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Cinnamon

Caramel

Apple

Butter

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Cake Form

Oven

Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour, or until the apples are cooked through, tender, and just slightly caramelized.

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Apple

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

Remove the foil and bake an additional 20 minutes, allowing the excess moisture to evaporate.

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Transfer the pan to a rack and allow the apples to cool. Meanwhile, increase the oven temperature to 400°F.

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Apple

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Oven

Frying Pan

Place the cold puff pastry round, centered, on top of the pan over the cooled apples. Cover with a large sheet of parchment paper and top with a baking sheet, then invert the apple cake onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. If necessary, recenter the inverted cake pan on top of the puff pastry dough, leaving a 1-inch border of dough around the pan.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Apple

Dough

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Cake Form

Remove the cake pan, revealing the layers of baked apples. Lightly brush the exposed dough with the beaten egg and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and has puffed evenly around the apple filling. Cool slightly, then slice into wedges and serve.

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Apple

Dough

Egg