Apple Galette

Name: Apple Galette
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: Europe, French
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour (7½ ounces/213 grams); 1/2 cup (2½ ounces/71 grams), Wondra flour; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, sugar; 12 tablespoons, cold unsalted butter, cut into ⅝-inch cubes (1½ sticks); 7-9 tablespoons, ice water; 1 1/2 pounds (680 grams), apples (3-4 medium or 4-5 small), see note above; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces; 1/4 cup, sugar; 2 tablespoons, apricot preserves; 1 tablespoon, water

Desserts or Baked Goods
Europe
French
Fruits & Vegetables
Fruit
Fruit Desserts
Tarts

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2007, America's Test Kitchen TV

Getting a flaky crust and caramelized apples can make this simple French tart not so simple. We wanted both-every time.

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 2 hours

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