Individual Rustic Apple Galettes Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°.
• 2. Reshape each half of the pie crust into about a 6 inch circle. Place one in each ramekin.
• 3. In a small bowl mix together sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch. In a medium bowl combine apple slices and sugar mixture.
• 4. Immediately divide apples slices between the 2 ramekins. Dot with a little butter. Gather up the crust to partially cover the apple slices. If you don't have ramekins, line a baking sheet with parchment, place the apples in the middle of the pie crust, leave about a 2 inch border all the way around. Gather up the crust to partially cover the apple slices and bake the galettes on the baking sheet.
• 5. Brush the crust with beaten egg, sprinkle with a little raw sugar, if desired (or use white sugar)
• 6. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

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.