French Apple Galettes
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed in the refrigerator
- 6 Granny Smith apples
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) cold unsalted butter, small-diced
- 3/4 cup apricot jelly or warm sieved apricot jam
- 3 tablespoons Calvados, rum, or water
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
- Unfold the sheets of puff pastry and cut each sheet into quarters.
- Place the pastry pieces on the prepared sheet pans and refrigerate while you prepare the apples.
- Peel the apples and cut them in half through the stems.
- Remove the stems and cores with a sharp knife and a melon baler.
- Slice the apples crosswise in 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- Place overlapping slices of apples diagonally across each piece of pastry and place a slice of apple on each side.
- Sprinkle the full 3/4 cup of sugar over all the pastry pieces and dot with the butter.
- Bake for 40 minutes, until the pastry is browned and the edges of the apples start to brown.
- Rotate the pan once during cooking.
- If the pastry puffs up in one area, cut a little slit with a knife to let the air out.
- Don't worry!
- The apple juices will burn in the pan but the galettes will be fine!
- When the galettes are done, heat the apricot jelly together with the Calvados and brush the apples and pastry completely with the jelly mixture.
- Loosen the galettes with a metal spatula so they don't stick to the paper.
- Allow to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.
pastry, apples, sugar, cold unsalted butter, apricot jelly, calvados
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/french-apple-galettes.html (may not work)