Our favorite apples for baking are Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, and Granny Smith; they hold their shape well and don’t turn mushy when cooked. This would also be excellent made with Comice or Bartlett pears.
Ingredients
8 servings
Special Equipment:
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F. Toast fennel seeds (if using) in a small dry skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Let cool, then finely grind in spice mill or with mortar and pestle. Transfer to a medium bowl and add salt and ⅓ cup sugar. Toss with your hands to combine, then add apples and toss to coat. Add vinegar and vanilla; toss gently.
Step 2
Arrange apple mixture in the center of chilled dough (still on parchment on baking sheet) and spread out evenly, overlapping slices if desired and leaving a 3" border. Fold edges of dough up and over fruit, pleating as needed and being careful that folded edge of dough doesn’t tear (if it does, patch with dough scraps and pinch to seal). Pour cream into a small bowl and brush all over dough. Sprinkle sugar evenly over dough.
Step 3
Place galette in oven and immediately reduce heat to 375°F. Bake, rotating halfway through, until crust is deep golden brown everywhere, apples are softened, and juices are bubbling, 45–50 minutes. Let galette cool 2 hours.
Step 4
Serve galette with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
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Reviews (6)
Back to TopThis recipe is amazing. You don't have to peel the apples and can use a refrigerated pie crust. We fit two in the toaster oven. It's my go-to dessert if I need something fast. We don't use the fennel seeds so it tastes EXACTLY like an apple pie without all the work.
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Alexandria, VA
10/24/2021
Yum yum yum. Everyone hoed into it ! Think I might make another one today - all for me!
freida
Perth Western Ausralia
9/26/2021
love Epicurious recipes but would love to know the calories in either the whole or in a portion. Many recipes contain copious amounts of cheese - seems to be an american thing.
jj-grazer
Manchester UK
11/20/2020
Fabulous recipe. Although I forgot to add the vinegar, vanilla and cream! Highly recommend keeping the fennel in the recipe, it adds a terrific delicate touch.
psapetto5235
Orange, California
11/29/2019
Loved this! Pastry crust was simple to make even for a pie crust novice like me. I omitted the fennel as I wanted to try with more traditional spices first (2 tsp cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg). Used Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, and Winesop apples. 2 lbs of apples was a bit too much for this amount of dough, 1.5-1.75 lbs of apples used in total.
mlmerlotti
St. Louis, MO
10/6/2019
Omitted fennel, as it seems like an odd choice. Overall enjoyable, but not worthy of another go.
Anonymous
Cincinnati, OH
10/2/2019
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