Yes, I am back from Fiji. Landed in Sydney airport a few hours ago. No, I didn't run straight into my kitchen and started baking. I made this galette months ago but didn't get to post the recipe. This is another of my many favourite dessert recipes from Bill Granger.
Upon arriving home, I was thrilled to find out that I have been chosen as one of Babble’s 50 Best Mom Food Bloggers:
More excitingly, I have also been ranked #6 for best photography:
That's all from me today. Will write more soon!
(Adapted from Bill Granger's Simply Bill)
Serves 6
Ingredients
375 g (13 oz) puff pastry
1 egg yolk, beaten
Frangipane (recipe follows)
2 green apples, peeled, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
melted butter, for brushing
1 tbsp ligurian honey (Note from Bill: I like to use ligurian honey from Kangaroo Island off South Australia. If you can't buy that, try lavender or blue gum honey or just your favourite funny variety)
To serve:
Ligurian honey
Chopped pistachio nuts, shelled and unsalted
Vanilla ice cream
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220C (425F). Poll out the pastry to 3 mm (1/8 inch) thick and then trim to 22 x 30mm (8 1/2 x 12 inches) to help the pastry rise evenly. Place on a paper-line baking tray. Use the point of a sharp knife to score a 1 cm (1/2 inch) border around the edge of the pastry, being careful not to cut all the way through. Prick the centre all over with a fork and brush with egg yolk.
- Spread the frangipane even;y over the pastry within the scored area. Layer the apple slices over the top, brush lightly with melted butter and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven to 200C (400F). Drizzle with the honey and bake for another 15 minutes or until golden. Drizzle with the extra honey, sprinkle with pistachios and serve immediately with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Frangipane Recipe
Ingredients
3 tbsp pistachio nuts, shelled and unsalted
3 tbsp ground almonds
40 g (1 1/2 oz) unsalted butter, softened
3 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp natural vanilla extract
Method
- Crush the pistachio nuts with a rolling pin and then fold together thoroughly with the remaining ingredients.
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59 comments:
Congratulations! I hope you had a nice trip in Fiji islands. Will you share some pictures?
Hi Ellie, I hope your trip was good. This galette looks delicious and easy to make. Did you use the honey he specified or did you just use the garden variety generic?
Mmmm apples
Welcome back sweetie and congras again. So well deserving.
Well done Ellie!!
Yeah sure you didn't run in to the kitchen and whip that up ;p
Congratulations!
That galette looks really beautiful and so good!
Cheers,
Rosa
Congrats Ellie, well done and well deserved! What a welcome home eh? :) Great galette too.
Congrats again Ellie! And the galette looks wonderful. Easy, too. That's what I need!
Welcome back and congratulations. You deserve it and that dessert is oh so good.
Double congratualations to you, you are deserved to these..
Welcome home, and congratulations again! Very well deserved!!
Beautiful tart and pictures!
Congrats :)
Congratulations! What a lovely way to end a holiday!
The tart looks delicious! I love the way the pastry puffs up!
What a beautiful galette, and congrats!!
looks sensational and congratulations! :-)
wow che meraviglia!!!
Congratulations Ellie! From the apple and pistachio galette I can easily see why you were voted among the best! Very well deserved! and Welcome back!
Ellie, absolutely well done and very well deserved. I am so proud to be associated as a fellow M'sian as well. Keep up the good work!
Welcome back, Ellie and you totally deserve this recognition!
Congratulations!
This galette looks awesome.
The galette looks so delicious! And congrats on being featured amongst such a stellar list of talented bloggers. It's well-deserved :) And welcome home! Good to have you back!
Hope you had an awesome time in Fiji. Even better is that you come back and find sweet surprises waiting for you..how cool is that?
Lovely galette recipe. Looks great!
Congratulations..You DO have a lovely blog and wonderful photos..This galette is no exception~
Congratulations Ellie-that is great. What a nice list to be on!
This galette looks great by the way...
Ellie...this is indeed SPrinGtime Happy sunshine news...u rightly deserve this honor and ur pics are truly astounding and deliciously so.....
And for this sure calls for this super delicious Galette, i love the addition of pistachio and how beautifully it combines with apples...cheers and all the best ....
Congratulations! How was Fiji? Are you a diver? The Apple Gelatte looks wonderful and I love the picture of it.
i know i saw that and was so happy for you! you totally deserve that.
i pray we will see pics from fiji??? one of the most beautiful places on earth.
Congrats on making the list, Elle! And this looks absolutely stunning!
Congratulationssss!!! :)) and so well-deserved!!! :))
my friend recently visited Fiji and she was so blown away, she is making a return trip in a couple of weeks!! I am so jealous!
Congratulations, Ellie! :-) SO happy for you. :-) Hope you had a splendid vacation. :-)
What a beautiful tart and congratulations; I'm a new reader but I can see you obviously deserve the accolades!
Congratulations once again, you must be delighted! I'm not surprised though, as your photos constantly result in me wanting to lick my computer screen. :P
Lovely galette, I love Bill and this looks perfect for the sunny weather we've been having lately.
Your galette looks incredible Ellie. I made a version using white peaches and it was incredible. Congratulations again. You deserve it.
Congratulations Ellie :) So well deserved!! Mmm I tried a galette in Paris, and it was divine! This looks even better though!
Lovely galette, I love Bill's recipe, they always turn out exactly right! And congratulations again Ellie, you definitely are one of the best Mum bloggers :) And my fav!
Welcome back, we've missed you and your recipes! And congratulations on making the blog list, you deserve it.
so proud of you ellie!
congratulations. hehe.
reminds me of a french apple tart.
arranging the apple slices like that.
so appealing to the eyes.. and the tastebuds!
Congrats!!everything looks delicious!
Congrats! Your photos and recipes are always so amazing! Well deserved!
Congrats. The awards are well deserved.
Congrats on being voted ... you truly deserve being there. Love your photography and love the recipes. This galette is gorgeous. It's the first time I've ssen a rectangular one, and I'm completely won over! Thank you for sharing the recipe so beautifully Ellin!!
Congrats Ellie - it's a well-deserved honour! I've been staring at this recipe in my Bill Granger book for a while but never given it a go... after your post I might try it now!
Congratulations on he nomination and glad to see you're back from Fiji! Good luck...and as usual your baking creations are perfect Ellie!
Congrats Ellie! Very well deserved. Looking forward to your Fijian holiday pics :)
Congratulations Ellie.. But your photos are really outstanding.
This looks so yummy.
Congratulations: your site is gorgeous so you totally deserve it! I have some frangipane just waiting to be used, this looks like a great recipe.
A fabulous galette Ellie. Welcome home and such great news for you.
Congrats! Your photography deserves to be out there!
That galette looks delicious!
Congrats, Ellie. Your galette looks fabulous as usual :-)
Congrats, Ellie!! You so deserve this!!
Hoeray!!
What a fab & tasty dessert thatis surely a real treat!!
Looks georgous , as always, my dear!
Congrats and welcome back. Superb to get recognised for doing what you love. Well done
Congratulations Ellie! It's so great that you're being recognized for your amazing writing and photography!
Ellie- I noticed this today. Congrats! And this galette just proves it. Nice work!
what a simple and beautiful tart ellie- & welcome back!
and also, i dont think anyone would've been surprised if you actually had gotten back and headed straight for the kitchen hehe
OMG this dessert is so luscious, I love it!
Congratulations!! Well deserved . . .
Gorgeous galette, and it looks easy, too. I have made individual apple tarts with frangipane before, but they never looked as stunning as your galette!
Well deserved awards my lady, you're always amazing and this galette is no exception.
This would make a beautiful Mother's Day tart!
Congratulations.. And that is one beautiful galette!!
I made this and loved it. Thanks. You're serious about serving it immediately... It isn't as good if it is completely cool.
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