breakfast dessert

This Apple Galette recipe is an interesting variation of the classic pie... I think it looks better than an applie pie. I'm going to try it out. 

Apple Galette 

1/2 recipe:
Cream Cheese Pastry
8 tablespoons (1 stick unsalted butter) at room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
1/4 cup heavy cream
1-1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Process butter, cream cheese and cream to thoroughly combine. Add flour and salt and process until combined and a ball forms. Divide the dough into two disks and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before rolling out.

3-4 apples (2 pounds or so), peeled, quartered and sliced 
a squeeze of lemon 
3 tablespoons sugar (plus more for dusting) 
1 tablespoon flour 
1 teaspoon cinnamon 
1 egg 
3 teaspoons water 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 

Allow chilled pastry to soften a bit on the countertop (10 minutes or so) while you prepare the filling. Mix apples with lemon, then add sugar, cinnamon and flour and stir to coat. Roll pastry to 1/8th inch thickness. Mound apple filling in center and pull pastry up around it, folding as you go. Mix egg with water to form egg wash and brush on pastry. Dust with sugar. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet and chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. Once chilled, place in center of pre-heated oven. Cook 30-40 minutes or until browned and apple filling is bubbling. 




A sweeter version would be a blackberry or mixed berry galette. Maybe I'll try those as well...