SWEET & TREATS

Apple & Blackberry Galette

It is now time for harvest, our hedgerows are filled with sloe, rosehip, elderberries and blackberries . Time to pick, and preserve fruit for jams, compotes, pickles and vinegars.

I love spending time picking apples and blackberries and making galette it so easy and can be as rustic as you like. I also enjoy a very short pastry and often use spelt as it very common in Provence, however the spelt in England is somehow different to “Petite Epautre” but it is equally as delicious. It adds that very special nutty taste that goes so well with autumn fruits.

Add a sprinkle or hazelnuts of for that perfect seasonal touch!

Prep Time20 min
Cook Time45 min
Total Time1 hr 5 min
Serving Size3 - 4
Resting TimeRest 45 Minutes / 1 Hour

Cuisine
- French
Course
- Dessert

FOR THE DOUGH

300 g Spelt
1/2 Tsp. Yeast
100 g Ground almonds
2 Eggs
100 g Butter
75 g Muscovado sugar

FOR THE FILLING

3 Pink Lady apples
100 g Blackberries
40 g Ground almonds
1 Tbsp. Crushed Hazelnuts
1 Tsp. Muscovado sugar

Method

Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F.

To make your dough mix the flour, ground almonds, yeast and salt make a well – add the butter, sugar and finally the eggs, mix in a mixer or by hand until you get a nice supple dough. Form a ball and leave to rest for a about 45 minutes to an hour.

Roll out your dough about 1/2 cm thick and 20 cm diameter – A galette is rustic so don’t be too finicky just go for it and enjoy the process.

Cut your apples in half and core. Cut in thin slices with a knife or a mandolin if you prefer.

On top of the dough sprinkle the almonds and the sugar – lay your apple on the top. I like to display in lines inverting the direction on each line! In between the lines add the blackberries and sprinkle with the hazelnuts.

Bake your galette for 45 minutes checking every 15 minutes and if you see that the galette is getting more brown than golden reduce the temperature to about 150°-160°C/300-325°F.

Cut into slices and serve at room temperature.

Enjoy… Bon appetit! ♥♥♥