Christmas Gallete

A festive rustic tart filled with spiced apples, pears, and dried fruits, wrapped in a buttery homemade crust and glazed with orange marmalade. Perfect for holiday entertaining.

8 servings

3 hr 50 min

Published October 4, 2025

Ingredients

•1½ cups all purpose flour
•2 tablespoons sugar
•¾ teaspoon salt
•10 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter
•2 tablespoons chilled vegetable shortening
•2 tablespoons ice water
•3 medium Granny Smith apples
•2 medium Anjou or Bartlett pears
•1 cup assorted dried fruit
•7 tablespoons orange marmalade
•4 tablespoons sugar
•1 teaspoon fresh ginger
•¾ teaspoon ground ginger
•1 spray nonstick vegetable-oil spray
•1 serving vanilla ice cream

Cooking Instructions

1.
Mix flour, sugar, and salt in processor. Add butter and shortening; pulse until coarse meal forms. Add 2 tablespoons ice water; pulse until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk and wrap in plastic. Chill 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before continuing.
120 min
2.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix apples, pears, dried fruit, 3 tablespoons marmalade, 3 tablespoons sugar, fresh ginger, and ground ginger in large bowl to coat.
10 min
3.
Roll crust out between 2 large sheets of waxed paper to 13-inch round. Place sheet of parchment on rimless baking sheet; spray parchment with nonstick spray. Remove top sheet of waxed paper from crust. Invert crust onto parchment, then peel off second sheet of waxed paper. Spoon filling onto crust, leaving 2-inch border around edges. Fold crust border up and over filling, folding and pleating occasionally.
15 min
4.
Brush crust edges lightly with water. Sprinkle damp crust with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
5 min
5.
Bake galette 50 minutes. Reduce heat to 400°F. Loosely cover filling with small sheet of foil.
50 min
6.
Bake until crust is deep golden and filling is tender, about 20 minutes longer. Slide knife or offset spatula under galette to loosen from parchment. Cool galette slightly on sheet on rack.
20 min
7.
Heat remaining 4 tablespoons marmalade and 1 tablespoon water in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until marmalade melts. Spoon marmalade glaze over filling.
5 min
8.
Serve galette warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.
5 min

Ingredients

•1½ cups all purpose flour

•2 tablespoons sugar

•¾ teaspoon salt

•10 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter

•2 tablespoons chilled vegetable shortening

•2 tablespoons ice water

•3 medium Granny Smith apples

•2 medium Anjou or Bartlett pears

•1 cup assorted dried fruit

•7 tablespoons orange marmalade

•4 tablespoons sugar

•1 teaspoon fresh ginger

•¾ teaspoon ground ginger

•1 spray nonstick vegetable-oil spray

•1 serving vanilla ice cream

Cooking Instructions

Mix flour, sugar, and salt in processor. Add butter and shortening; pulse until coarse meal forms. Add 2 tablespoons ice water; pulse until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk and wrap in plastic. Chill 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before continuing.

120 min

Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix apples, pears, dried fruit, 3 tablespoons marmalade, 3 tablespoons sugar, fresh ginger, and ground ginger in large bowl to coat.

10 min

Roll crust out between 2 large sheets of waxed paper to 13-inch round. Place sheet of parchment on rimless baking sheet; spray parchment with nonstick spray. Remove top sheet of waxed paper from crust. Invert crust onto parchment, then peel off second sheet of waxed paper. Spoon filling onto crust, leaving 2-inch border around edges. Fold crust border up and over filling, folding and pleating occasionally.

15 min

Brush crust edges lightly with water. Sprinkle damp crust with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.

5 min

Bake galette 50 minutes. Reduce heat to 400°F. Loosely cover filling with small sheet of foil.

50 min

Bake until crust is deep golden and filling is tender, about 20 minutes longer. Slide knife or offset spatula under galette to loosen from parchment. Cool galette slightly on sheet on rack.

20 min

Heat remaining 4 tablespoons marmalade and 1 tablespoon water in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until marmalade melts. Spoon marmalade glaze over filling.

5 min

Serve galette warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.

5 min