Apple Galette with Orange
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 6 cups coarsely grated peeled Golden Delicious apples (about 3 pounds)
- 3 tablespoons honey
- Pastry Crust Dough
- 1 egg, beaten to blend (for glaze)
- Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat.
- Add sugar; stir until mixture turns deep golden, about 8 minutes.
- Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and orange peel.
- Stir 1 minute.
- Add apples.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; cook until mixture is thick, golden and reduced to 2 1/4 cups, stirring often, about 40 minutes.
- Mix in honey.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Discard vanilla bean.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover; chill.)
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 12-inch round.
- Transfer crust to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
- Trim dough overhang to 1/2 inch.
- Fold overhang in and press, forming double-thick sides.
- Spread filling evenly in crust.
- Roll out second dough disk on floured surface to 12-inch round.
- Cut into fourteen 3/4-inch-wide strips.
- Arrange seven strips diagonally atop filling, trimming ends of strips at tart pan edges.
- Form lattice by placing seven dough strips diagonally atop first seven strips; trim ends of strips at tart pan edges.
- Brush lattice with egg glaze.
- Bake galette until crust is golden, about 55 minutes.
- Cool on rack.
- Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
butter, sugar, vanilla bean, apples, honey, pastry crust, egg
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/apple-galette-with-orange-101602 (may not work)