Apple Gazette (aka Galette)

By RedZinger

Ingredients

• 1 - 9 -inch store bought pie crust (such as Pillsbury)
• 3 to 4 apples
• 1/4 cup sugar
• Cinnamon
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Squeeze of lemon juice
• Butter
• Milk or a beaten egg
• Powdered sugar (optional)

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from dinneralovestory.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450°F. If you have a ball of Martha Stewart’s pate brisee in the freezer, lucky you! If you don’t, remove a 9-inch storebought frozen pie crust (such as Pilsbury) and thaw. Peel and slice about 3 to 4 apples (Cortland, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Northern Spy, McIntosh are excellent pie-baking apples) into the center of the crust, leaving about an inch border around the perimeter of the dough. Sprinkle the apples with about 1/4 cup sugar, a few shakes of cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Using your hands, toss everything together gently, then fold the crust around the edges of the apples. Dot the apples with butter and brush the crust with milk or a beaten egg. (This is an excellent task for kids.) Bake for 20 minutes. Then turn down heat to 350° and bake another 20 until crust is golden and apples are a little bubbly. If the crust is looking too brown before the apples are bubbling, cover the galette with foil. Once the galette is cool, sprinkle it with powdered sugar, but this is not required.