cider, sunflowers and a galette

wasn't that the fastest week ever? 

we are currently picking macintosh, gingergold, and the last of the gravensteins. 

oh these cooler days have really made me want to bake.

have you ever tried a galette?

a rustic easy dessert that is perfect for any time of the day. 

i had a slice for breakfast this morning. 

i love how it’s kind of free form and unfussy.  

there is a recipe on our website for one. 

this one is a little bit different.

i used our gravenstein apples. 

it has sugar, lemon zest, salt and butter underneath the apples! 

you will need:

pastry for 1 pie  also on the website 

6 gravenstein apples 

1/2 teaspoon of maldon salt

2 tablespoons of sugar

the zest and juice of 1 lemon

4 tablespoons of unsalted butter cut in small cubes and frozen. 

2 tablespoons will go under the apples and, 2 tablespoons will go on top.  

1 egg whisked with 1 tablespoon of cream

1 teaspoon of turbinado sugar to sprinkle on the pastry. 

1/4 cup of apricot jam with 1 teaspoon of water

roll out the pastry to 1/8 inch.

transfer to a glass pie plate. it will be larger that the plate. 

combine the sugar, salt and lemon zest.

spread this on the bottom of your pastry. 

dot with 2 tablespoons of frozen butter cubes. 

chill this while you are preparing the apples. 

peel, core and slice the apples, keeping the slices together.

i halved the apples, used a melon baller to take out the core, and then sliced them. 

cover them with lemon juice. 

arrange the sliced apples in the chilled pie shell. 

sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of sugar and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons of frozen butter cubes. 

fold the edges of the pastry in, and brush with the egg and cream wash. 

sprinkle with the turbinado sugar.

bake at 425˚ for 15 minutes and then another 40-45 at 350˚. 

heat the apricot jam with water til it boils.

brush on the apples. 

let the galette cool before you slice it.

enjoy!

we pressed our first batch of apple cider for you.

a gorgeous blend of macs and gingergolds.

have you taken a selfie amongst our sunflowers yet?

they are still blooming! 

aren’t they just the cheeriest of flowers?

looking forward to seeing you this weekend, 

hugs,

laura

carl laidlaw orchards