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Thyme-Scented Apple Galette

4.5

(14)

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

For pastry dough

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
1 large egg yolk
2 tablespoons cold water
4 medium Gala or Empire apples (about 2 pounds)
1/4 cup white wine
1/3 cup sugar

For glaze

1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup apple jelly
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh thyme sprigs
Garnish: fresh thyme sprigs and 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

Preparation

  1. Make pastry dough:

    Step 1

    In a bowl stir together flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt. With a pastry blender or fingertips blend in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl stir together egg yolk and cold water. Add yolk mixture to flour mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing to incorporate until mixture forms a dough. On a work surface smear dough in several forward motions with heel of hand to develop gluten in flour and make dough easier to work with. Scrape dough together to form a ball and flatten to a 1-inch-thick disk. Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, 30 minutes.

    Step 2

    Halve and core apples (do not peel) and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. In a large bowl toss apple slices gently with wine.

    Step 3

    Preheat oven to 400°F.

    Step 4

    On a lightly floured surface roll out dough to a 15-inch round and transfer to a large baking sheet. Fold in edge 1 inch all around to form a border.

    Step 5

    Arrange apple slices on pastry round in overlapping concentric circles. Brush apple slices and pastry border with wine remaining in bowl and sprinkle with sugar.

    Step 6

    Bake galette 45 minutes, or until apples are tender and pastry border is golden. Cool galette on baking sheet on a rack.

  2. Make glace while galette is cooling:

    Step 7

    In a small saucepan simmer wine with jelly and thyme until liquid is reduced by half, about 15 minutes.

    Step 8

    Remove thyme with a slotted spoon and brush hot glaze generously over apple slices. Garnish galette with thyme sprigs and leaves.

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