Lemony Walnut Raisin Galette Recipes

FRENCH APPLE GALETTES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
• Unfold the sheets of puff pastry and cut each sheet into quarters. Place the pastry pieces on the prepared sheet pans and refrigerate while you prepare the apples.
• Peel the apples and cut them in half through the stems. Remove the stems and cores with a sharp knife and a melon baler. Slice the apples crosswise in 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place overlapping slices of apples diagonally across each piece of pastry and place a slice of apple on each side. Sprinkle the full 3/4 cup of sugar over all the pastry pieces and dot with the butter.
• Bake for 40 minutes, until the pastry is browned and the edges of the apples start to brown. Rotate the pan once during cooking. If the pastry puffs up in one area, cut a little slit with a knife to let the air out. Don't worry! The apple juices will burn in the pan but the galettes will be fine! When the galettes are done, heat the apricot jelly together with the Calvados and brush the apples and pastry completely with the jelly mixture. Loosen the galettes with a metal spatula so they don't stick to the paper. Allow to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.

APPLE-WALNUT GALETTE

Steps:

• Position racks in the middle and lower third of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Make the dough: Pulse the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a food processor until combined. Add the butter; pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal with pea-size bits of butter. Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon ice water in a bowl, then add to the processor and pulse once or twice. (Stop before the dough gathers into a ball.) Turn out onto a sheet of plastic wrap and pat into a disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, prepare the filling: Toast the walnuts on a baking sheet on the middle oven rack until golden, 7 to 8 minutes; let cool. Process the nuts, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the egg, 1 tablespoon butter, the vanilla and salt in a clean food processor to make a creamy paste.
• Line a flat baking sheet (or an upside-down rimmed one) with parchment paper. Roll the dough into a 12-inch round on a floured surface. Roll the dough up onto the rolling pin, then unroll onto the parchment. Spread the walnut filling over the dough, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border around the edges. Chill while you prepare the apples.
• Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. Peel, core and halve the apples, then cut each half into 8 wedges. Arrange over the filling in a circular pattern, slightly overlapping. Fold the edges of the dough inward, pleating it. Sprinkle the apples with the remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons butter.
• Bake the galette on the middle oven rack until golden, 40 to 45 minutes. (Put a baking sheet on the lower rack to catch any drips.) Cool on a rack. Whisk 1 tablespoon water and the preserves in a bowl. Strain, then brush over the apples. Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

WALNUT RAISIN TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cut the pie crust into 12 pieces and press them evenly into the bottoms and up the sides of the muffin cups to form a crust.
• In a medium bowl with an electric hand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla and mix well. Stir in the raisins and walnuts. Spoon the mixture evenly into the crusts.
• Put the muffin tin onto a baking sheet and bake until the filling is set, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Carefully unmold the tarts, put them onto a rack, and let them cool to room temperature.

APPLE GALETTE WITH WALNUTS AND RAISINS AND A STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare sweet galette dough.
• Combine flour, salt, sugar, cinammon in bowl of electric stand mixer.
• Add butter to mixture and blend until pea size chunks form.
• Slowly Add ice water with mixer at low speed and stop both mixer and adding the ice water immediately when dough holds together.
• Do not overmix.
• Place dough on floured board and divide into 2 round disks.
• Wrap each in wax paper and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (can be kept overnight).
• Prepare Apple filling.
• Fill a large bowl 2/3 full with ice water.
• Add 3 Tablespoons lemon juice to prevent browning of apples.
• Peel, core and slice apples into 1/2 inch slices, place in bowl and set aside.
• In a smaller bowl mix together the remaining apple filling ingredients and set aside.
• Prepare Streusel.
• Mix all ingredients together to form small clumps.
• Set aside.
• FINAL ASSEMBLY.
• Roll each dough disk into 12 to 13 inch rounds.
• Dough should be about 1/4 inch thick.
• Place and center dough onto 15 inch lengths of parchment paper and then center paper on 10 inch tart pans with removable bottoms.
• Some paper and dough will hang over ends of the tart pan.
• Drain liquid from sliced apples.
• Add remaining flling ingredients to apples and mix well to combine.
• Add one half of apple mixture to each tart pan.
• Pile mixture higher in the center.
• Sprinkle apple mixture with streusel topping.
• Heavier in the center, lighter towards the edges.
• Fold over the dough edges onto the apple mixture and lightly pleat the dough all around the tart pan.
• The galette should be smaller than the tart pan.
• Brush exposed dough lightly with milk.
• Sprinkle turbinado sugar on dough.
• Place tart pans in oven and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
• Check tarts after 30 minutes and if browning too fast, reduce heat to 350 degrees to finish baking.
• Bake until crust has a nice deep brown color.