Rustic Apple Galette (Gluten free, Vegan)

A rustic galette is effortlessly elegant, yet so simple to make. And when you combine the nutty, earthy flavor of buckwheat flour with sweet, tender apples, you get a cosy and flavorful dessert. This gluten-free vegan rustic apple galette is the perfect way to satisfy a pie craving without the fuss of a full crust.

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With a crisp, golden-brown pastry and a lightly spiced apple filling, this galette is as delightful to eat as it is to look at.
I love to use pippin apples to make this dessert, as they become so soft and juicy once baked.
Adding pecans or any other nut you love adds that crunchy touch that makes this gluten free buckwheat galette just per-fect!

Ingredients

The ingredients to make this rustic apple galette with homemade gluten free pie crust are:

• buckwheat flour, white rice flour and potato starch, or another gluten free starch of your choice
• sugar, both white and light brown work. You will definitely prefer brown sugar to sprinkle on top though 😉
• a tini bit of baking powder, to make the crust more flaky
• margarine or vegan butter to get that mouthwatering "butter-y" texture
• plain, plant based (and gluten free) yogurt, this works mostly as a binder and egg replacer
• apples, of course: any type is okay really, I personally love pippin apples, as they become especially soft and juicy when baked
• cinnamon powder to season and sweeten the apples and add that nice spiced touch
• chopped pecans or other nuts, like almonds, walnuts or brazilian
• plant-based milk to brush the crust before baking.

P.S. vanilla ice cream would make a great addition to this galette when serving it for dessert 😉

Instructions

Making a rustic apple galette gluten free and vegan is super easy!

• Slice the apples, season with cinnamon powder and set aside
• In a large bowl mix flours, starch, sugar and baking powder
• Add margarine and yogurt and mix everything by squeezing all the ingredients together until well incorporated (use latex gloves to avoid dough sticking to your hands)
• If the dough seems too dry, add one tablespoon of cold water and work the mixture with your hands until you get a firm ball of dough
• Sprinkle some buckwheat flour on a piece of parchment paper, place the crust dough on it and roll it out into a rough circle, 4-5 millimeters thick (⅕ inch ca.)

• Spread prepared apples at the center of the rolled out dough, leaving out a couple inches around the edges
• Sprinkle chopped almonds over the apples
• Fold the edges towards the center of the galette
• Brush the folded crust with plant based milk and sprinkle apples and crust with light or dark brown sugar

• Lift the sides of the parchment paper and carefully move the galette on a baking sheet pan
• Bake in pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and apples are soft
• Let the galette cool down 30 minutes before slicing it and serve with a spoonful of vanilla ice cream, if desired
• Stored in an airtight container, this galette keeps crisp and nice for 2-3 days.

As you can see, making rusting apple galette that is also dairy free and egg free is easy and quick.

More Gluten free Tarts Ideas!

If you have loved this galette you may also like these too:

• deliciously juicy stone fruit galette
• mouthwatering double chocolate rum pear tart
• blueberry crumble bars, the perfect fruity snack
• fresh and tangy key lime pie
• creamy vegan baked cheesecake with berry sauce

Baking in grams

I cook and bake in grams as they are more accurate (than cups) when measuring ingredients. This is especially important when it comes to gluten free and vegan recipes.
Also, I weigh both dry and wet ingredients in grams and most of the time I share one- or two-bowl recipes, to make everything easier for you.
A simple affordable kitchen scale is definitely a useful and worthy investment for your gluten free cooking.
So you will simply need to place the bowl on the scale and weigh ingredients as you go!

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Ciao!
Sonia

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