I had some shortcrust pastry lying in the fridge for quite few weeks. Suddenly it caught on my eyes. When i decided to use that in my recipes, so many ideas passed through my mind. Finally i decided to make a galette because i saw some apples lying in the fridge too..
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Preparation Time : 15 mins
Pastry Chilling Time : 1 hour
Baking Time : 35 to 45 mins
Makes : 2 medium size galette
Ingredients:
Short Crust Pastry – 1/2 a batch (RECIPE HERE)
Sugar – 2 tblspn
Unsalted Butter – 2 tblspn melted
For Filling:
Apples – 2 to 3 ( i used gala)
Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
Cinnamon – 1 tsp
Sugar – 4 tblspn
Melted Butter – 2 tblspn
Jam – 2 tblspn or as needed ( i used strawberry)
Method:
Preheat oven to 200 degree C.. Line a baking sheet with foil and butter it really well. Set aside.
Peel, chop, deseed apple and slice them thinly.
Take them in a bowl, add in sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, melted butter and toss well.
Now take your pastry, divide it into two portions. Roll each dough between two sheets of plastic wrap thinly.
Now peel the top layer of plastic. flip it over a well buttered foil lined baking sheet. Peel off the top layer as well.
Now spoon a tblspn of jam on to them and spread it, leaving a border around the edges.
Now arrange the apples and bring the pastry in to create a border. Seam the edges as well.
Now brush the edges with butter, sprinkle some sugar on top of apples and drizzle some butter as well.
Bake this for 35 to 45 mins untill the pastry is golden and apples is cooked and the tart is bubbly.
Remove it from oven and let it sit for 10 mins.
Now remove it from tray and serve with a scoop of icecream.
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Ingredients for filling |
Take a juicy crunchy apple..I used gala variety |
peel off the skin |
slice them and deseed them |
slice them thinly |
take them in a bowl |
add a dash of cinnamon |
squeeze little lemon juice |
add in sugar |
add a tblspn of melted butter |
toss well.. |
Now take basic shortcrust pastry |
roll it between two sheets of plastic wrap |
peel the top layer of plastic wrap |
flip that over a well buttered foil lined baking tray |
now peel off the top layer |
Now take some jam..i used strawberry |
spoon a little over the sheet |
spread it lightly..leave a border |
start arranging the apples |
go like a fan shape |
i placed some in the center as well |
now just fold from the ends |
like this |
take some sugar and sprinkle on top |
take some melted butter |
pour all over the apples |
apply butter over the pastry as well |
now it is time to bake |
Now it is baked..smells just cinnamony.. |
When it is cooled slightly..remove to a plate |
Enjoy with some icecream.. |
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