Skull Apple Galette

Name: Skull Apple Galette
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: galette dough; 2 large apples (for filling); 5-6 small apples (for skulls); 2 tbsp butter (melted); 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 egg (for brushing); raw sugar for sprinkling (optional)

A Halloween galette topped with carved apples over apple purée.

Cooking time ≈ 1 h 40 min

Estimated nutrition · Per serving
≈ 310 kcal · Protein 3 g · Carbs 42 g · Fat 16 g

Ingredients

galette dough
2 large apples (for filling)
5-6 small apples (for skulls)
2 tbsp butter (melted)
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 egg (for brushing)
raw sugar for sprinkling (optional)

Method

Bake two large apples at 180°C for 20–25 minutes. Remove skins and mash with 1 tbsp sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon; cool.
Peel the small apples and carve facial openings. Brush with melted butter mixed with the remaining sugar and cinnamon.
Roll the pastry on parchment, spread apple purée centrally and arrange the carved apples on top.
Fold in the pastry border, brush with egg and optionally sprinkle raw sugar.
Bake at 190°C for 40–45 minutes, then cool slightly before serving.