Apple Galette with a Whiskey Caramel Sauce

Ingredients

• Perfect for a family of 4

Apple Galette

• 1 packet of ready to roll short crust or puff pastry
• 4 pink lady apples
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 50g castor sugar
• 50g butter
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• Handful flaked almonds

Whiskey Caramel Sauce

• 100g castor sugar
• 60mls water
• 45g butter
• 30mls cream
• 30mls Irish Whiskey
• 1/2 tsp sea salt

Method

• 1
  The Pastry
  Preheat the oven to 200℃. Open the pastry and unroll on a square sheet of parchment paper. Using a large dinner plate ( up to 30cm in diameter ) cut out a circular shape.
• 2
  Apples
  Peel, core and thinly slice the apples. In a bowl, combine the apple slices with the flour, sugar and vanilla.
• 3
  Putting it Together
  Layer the apple filling mixture into the centre of the circle leaving a 6cm border all the way around. Dot the cubes of butter on top.
• 4
  Fold the pastry border over the edge of the pie overlapping and pleating as you go. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle over the sugar and flaked almonds.
• 5
  Bake
  Bake at 200℃ for 15minutes and then turn the oven back to 180℃ for 35minutes.
• 5
  To Serve
  Allow to cool slightly, slice and serve with a whiskey caramel sauce and some ice cream.

Whiskey Caramel Sauce

• 1
  In a large saucepan, heat the sugar and water and allow to bubble for 5 minutes.
• 2
  Don’t stir but swirl until the liquid turns a light amber colour. Lift off the heat and add the butter and whisk until combined.
• 3
  Add in the whiskey, the cream and the salt. It will steam and splutter quite a bit but just keep whisking until it is smooth. Store in a sterilised glass jar.