This fall our neighborhood newspaper requested a recipe for their December issue. I figured a simple tart would be perfect for the upcoming busy holiday season. And bonus! This season’s apple crop was off the hook! I was already putting apples in everything. A simple apple galette would be tasty and easy.
Fruit galettes are one of my favorite quick desserts. Galettes, crostatas and free-form tarts are essentially the same. Not quite a pie and not as fussy as a full-fledged tart. They are the dress-pant/yoga-pant of the dessert world. Totally comfortable, yet still appropriate to be seen in public. I wanted my tart to have a little something extra. Imagine soft, lightly sweetened, almond frangipane offset by apples and tart cranberries cradled in buttery flaky pastry. Sounds dreamy, right? You can totally make this!
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