Name: New England Apple Cheddar Galette
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Crust: -; 1 1/2 cups (200g) all-purpose flour -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar -; 1 1/2 sticks (170 g) unsalted butter -; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (85 ml) sour cream (full fat, not light) -; 2 tablespoons finely grated sharp cheddar cheese -; Filling: -; 4 good cooking apples, such as McIntosh, Courtland, Jonagold, Pippin, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Fuji, or a mixture of various cooking apples (NOT red delicious) -; 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest -; 1 half of a lemon, or the juice of half a lemon (to acidulate the water for holding the apples while you peel them to keep them from discoloring) -; 1 tablespoon maple syrup -; 2 teaspoons minute tapioca or instant tapioca for thickener (can substitute corn starch) -; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon -; 1/2 cup lightly packed grated cheddar cheese -; Finishing: -; 1 egg for egg wash -; Coarse sugar for sprinkling on the crust -

Ingredients for - New England Apple Cheddar Galette

1. Crust:

2. 1 1/2 cups (200g) all-purpose flour

3. 1/2 teaspoon salt

4. 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

5. 1 1/2 sticks (170 g) unsalted butter

6. 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (85 ml) sour cream (full fat, not light)

7. 2 tablespoons finely grated sharp cheddar cheese

8. Filling:

9. 4 good cooking apples, such as McIntosh, Courtland, Jonagold, Pippin, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Fuji, or a mixture of various cooking apples (NOT red delicious)

10. 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

11. 1 half of a lemon, or the juice of half a lemon (to acidulate the water for holding the apples while you peel them to keep them from discoloring)

12. 1 tablespoon maple syrup

13. 2 teaspoons minute tapioca or instant tapioca for thickener (can substitute corn starch)

14. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

15. 1/2 cup lightly packed grated cheddar cheese

16. Finishing:

17. 1 egg for egg wash

18. Coarse sugar for sprinkling on the crust

How to cook deliciously - New England Apple Cheddar Galette

1 . Stage

Cut the butter into cubes. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and sugar. Sprinkle the butter cubes over the flour.

2 . Stage

Use your clean hands to squish the flour and butter together, breaking up the butter into smaller pieces until the mixture resembles a rather shaggy coarse meal with a few pea-sized pieces of butter. Add the sour cream and a couple tablespoons of finely grated sharp cheddar cheese and stir with a fork until incorporated.

3 . Stage

Gather the mixture with your hands and form a ball. Shape the ball into a disk. Sprinkle with a little flour, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to a day ahead. Prepare the galette

4 . Stage

Peel, core, quarter the apples, place in water with lemon juice: Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C). Prepare a large bowl half filled with water. Squeeze into it the juice of half a lemon (and put the squeezed lemon in too if you want). Peel, quarter, and core the apples, and place into the acidulated water while you work to keep the apples from discoloring.

5 . Stage

Slice the apple quarters: Remove the apple quarters from the water. Slice each apple quarter into 4 or 5 slices, lengthwise, about 1/4 inch to 3/8 inch thick at the widest end. Return the apple slices to the acidulated water.

6 . Stage

Drain apple slices, sprinkle with maple syrup, cinnamon, minute tapioca, zest: Drain the apple slices. Place the apple slices back in the now empty bowl. Sprinkle with maple syrup and cinnamon and gently toss so that the apple slices are lightly coated with both. Add the minute tapioca and the lemon zest. Gently toss again.

7 . Stage

Roll out the dough, transfer to lined baking sheet: On a clean, lightly floured, flat surface, place the disk of dough. Roll out with a rolling pin to an even thickness and about 14 inches wide. Gently move the rolled out pastry dough to a parchment lined baking sheet.

8 . Stage

Arrange apple slices on the dough: Starting from 2 inches from the perimeter of the pastry round, arrange the apple slices, side by side, in a circular pattern, filling the circle. It's okay if some of the apple slices overlap a little.

9 . Stage

Sprinkle with cheese, fold edges over in pleats: Sprinkle the top of the apples with grated cheddar cheese. Gently fold the dough up over the apple slices, forming pleats with the dough every few inches.

10 . Stage

Brush with egg wash, sprinkle with coarse sugar: Place an egg in a small bowl with a teaspoon of water, beat with a fork or whisk until smooth. Use a pastry brush to brush the egg wash over the exposed border of the dough (don't put on the apples, just the dough). Sprinkle the egg washed crust with coarse sugar.

11 . Stage

Bake: Bake for 10 to 15 minutes (until beginning to brown) at 400°F (205°C). Then lower the temperature to 375°F (190°C) and bake for 15 to 20 minutes more, until the apples are cooked through and the crust is nicely browned. Cool until just lightly warm before serving.