Apple Marzipan Galette

Name: Apple Marzipan Galette
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: ½ (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury); Cooking spray; ½ cup marzipan, softened; 4 cups sliced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 2 pounds); ¾ cup sugar, divided; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon almond extract, divided; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; Dash of salt

3 Ratings
3 Reviews

Marzipan (sweetened almond paste) can be found with other baking ingredients in the supermarket. Look for it packaged in a small box or can.

By Marge Perry

Recipe by Cooking Light March 2002

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Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Lydia DeGaris-Pursell

Recipe Summary

Yield:

8 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

½ (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury)
Cooking spray
½ cup marzipan, softened
4 cups sliced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 2 pounds)
¾ cup sugar, divided
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon almond extract, divided
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Dash of salt

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 425°.

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Step 2
Line a jelly roll pan with foil; coat foil with cooking spray. Roll dough to a 14-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Place dough on prepared pan. Roll marzipan to a 9-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Place marzipan on top of dough.
Step 3
Combine apple, 1/2 cup sugar, flour, 3/4 teaspoon almond extract, juice, and salt in a large bowl; toss well. Spoon apple mixture over marzipan. Fold 2-inch dough border over the apple mixture, pressing gently to seal (dough will only partially cover apple mixture). Bake at 425° for 30 minutes or until lightly browned (apple filling may leak slightly during cooking).
Step 4
Place 1/4 cup sugar in a small heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until sugar dissolves, stirring as needed to dissolve the sugar evenly (about 4 minutes). Cook 1 minute or until golden. Remove from heat; carefully stir in 1/4 teaspoon almond extract. Drizzle over galette.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

291 calories; calories from fat 29%; fat 9.4g; saturated fat 3g; mono fat 4.5g; poly fat 1.4g; protein 1.7g; carbohydrates 50.8g; fiber 1.1g; cholesterol 5mg; iron 0.1mg; sodium 119mg; calcium 13mg.

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rstarrlemaitre

03/05/2011

Wonderful almond flavor! I would have given this a "5" except I, too, didn't like the way the caramel mixture hardened to a shell, rather than being warm and gooey. But the galette itself was delicious.

LuciaEMasterson

09/02/2009

A delicious, easy dessert recipe that I would make again, but much too sweet, despite the fact that I used almond paste instead of marzipan: I would decrease the amount of sugar by a third. I also was not too keen on the glaze, which hardened as it cooled, and provided a bit too much of a texture contrast with the gooeyness of the galette itself.

SissysCookin

08/13/2009

This is also great made with sliced fresh or frozen peaches and a fistfull of blackberries. The visual is especially appealing. When I'm using apples I put a few dried cherries in for color and to kick it up a notch. This is such a wonderful basic recipe and you can make it your own in so many ways.

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