Easy Apple Galette with Applesauce

This super easy Rustic Apple Galette with Applesauce is a great way to use spare apples. Made with a cinnamon pastry and an apple sauce filling, this quick apple pie is a delicious Winter dessert that can be served warm or cold.

What is a Galette

A Galette is the name given to a rustic looking tart, made without a dish or pan. This freeform tart is a traditional French dish that can be made sweet, savoury and with various types of crust, crepes or bread doughs.

The edges of a Galette can be folded over the filling, or left flat.

What is the difference between a Crostata and a galette?

There is no real difference between a crostata and a galette; they are both rustic looking tarts/pies that are made without a pan.

The main difference is that Crostata is originally from Italy while a Galette is a French dish - two origins for a very similar -if not exact same - recipe!

Check out the Italian Version of this Apple Galette on Sugar Salt Magic

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• Almond Peach Galette
• Cherry Tomato Galettes with Pesto
• Tomato Galette with Basil Whipped Feta
• Cinnamon Strawberry Galette
• Bacon and Egg Galettes from It's not Complicated Recipes

Homemade Galette Pastry

Galette Pastry is no different than any pie or tart pastry. They just require less work when it comes to 'shaping' the dessert as you are going for a rustic, not-perfect kind of look.

For this recipe, I used a Sweet Version of my Classic Shortcrust Pastry.

To go with the classic Apple Filling, I decided to make add some Ground Cinnamon into the pastry and switch granulated sugar for Maple Syrup. This is a refined-sugar free galette!

To make the Cinnamon Pastry, you will need (scroll down to recipe card for all quantities):

• Plain Flour
• Ground Cinnamon
• Unsalted Butter
• Maple Syrup
• Cold Water

There are two ways of making this galette pastry: by hands or with your food processor. The result will be the same but I almost always make my pastries in the food processor because it is much easier/quicker and you don't need to get your fingers dirty!

Here is how to make pastry in the food processor:

• Place the Flour and Cinnamon Powder in the bowl of your food processor and pulse to mix them.

• Add the Butter cut in small cubes and the Maple Syrup. Process until you get a thick sand-like texture; all the butter needs to be covered by the flour.

• Add the cold Water and pulse until the dough starts to come together. 

• Transfer onto a lightly floured surface and bring the pastry together into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and gently press on the pastry dough to flatten it. Leave in the fridge to set for 30 minutes.

Rustic Apple Tart Filling

The filling of this Galette is extremely easy to put together - just like it is to put this whole dessert together! It is basically like a different version than my Apple Tartlets made with Puff Pastry:

• some Applesauce
• fresh Apples thinly sliced

The Applesauce is spread over the Cinnamon Pastry to bring some sweetness and smoothness. I highly recommend making your own Applesauce because it helps you control the amount of sugar added to the fruit.

If you use a variety of apple that is naturally sweet, you won't even have to add any sugar!

The fresh Apples are washed, pealed, cored and sliced before being placed on top of the applesauce over the galette pastry.

I simply brushed some melted butter over them and added a sprinkle of Cinnamon Powder to finish the fruits - they don't need anything else!

How to make an Apple Galette

Making a Galette is much quicker and easier than making a tart or a pie because it does not require to fill a pan/dish and chill the pastry multiple times.

Here is how to make a galette with apples:

• Prepare the Pastry and leave it to chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes

• Roll the pastry into a large, thin circle. It doesn't need to be perfect but try to keep it as regular as possible. Place the pastry on a flat baking tray lined with baking paper or a baking mat.

• Spread the Applesauce on the Pastry, leaving the edges clear.

• Add the pealed, cored and sliced Apples over the applesauce.

• Brush some melted butter over the apples (or leave small pieces of butter over each apples to melt in the oven). Sprinkle with Ground Cinnamon.

• Fold the edges of the pastry back over the extremity of the apples - make sure all the edges are properly sealed.

• Optional: sprinkle some flaked almonds over the pastry

• Bake until the crust is golden brown.

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More Apple Recipes

• French Apple Cake
• Apple and Pear Crumble
• Apple Upside-Down Cake
• Apple Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread
• Apple Cinnamon Muffins with Streusel Topping
• Easy French Apple Tart
• Apple Loaf Cake
• Gluten-Free Apple Cake
• Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal

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