
Brown Butter Galette
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
Brown Butter Galette is a rustic pastry dessert featuring a buttery crust filled with diced apples, brown butter and nutmeg. With a prep time of 20 minutes and cooking time of 40 minutes, it can be prepared and baked within an hour. This free form tart suits anyone looking for a straightforward, elegant dessert that combines the rich flavour of browned butter with spiced fruit filling.
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Ingredients
- 300 gall-purpose flour
- 120 gcold unsalted butter
- 150 ggranulated sugar
- 100 gbrown butter
- 400 gdiced apples
- 2 gsalt
- 1 ggrated nutmeg
- 1eggs
- 50 mlwater
- 20 gconfectioner's sugar
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C. In a large bowl, whisk together flour and salt.
- 2
Add cold butter to the flour mixture and use a pastry blender or your fingertips to work it into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Tip: Be careful not to overwork the dough.
- 3
Gradually pour in cold water while gently stirring the mixture with a fork until it forms a shaggy dough.
- 4
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead it a few times until it comes together.
Tip: Don't overwork the dough.
- 5
Roll the dough out to a thickness of about 3mm and transfer it to a 25cm tart pan with a removable bottom.
Tip: Press the dough into the corners of the pan.
- 6
Line the dough with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans.
Tip: Remove the parchment paper and pie weights or beans after 10 minutes.
- 7
In a large skillet, cook the diced apples over medium heat until they are caramelized and tender.
Tip: Don't stir the apples too much.
- 8
In a small saucepan, melt the brown butter over low heat.
Tip: Whisk constantly to prevent burning.
- 9
Pour the melted brown butter over the apples and stir to combine.
Tip: Season with nutmeg to taste.
- 10
Pour the apple-brown butter mixture into the prepared tart crust.
Tip: Don't overfill the crust.
- 11
In a small bowl, whisk together confectioner's sugar and eggs until smooth.
Tip: This will be used to glaze the galette.
- 12
Brush the confectioner's sugar glaze over the top of the galette.
Tip: This will add a sweet and sticky finish to the dish.
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