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Vegan Jack Skellington Apple Galette

Carved apples tucked into a rustic pastry border for a Halloween centrepiece.

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The reel shared on @veganjoyciful.

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Before you start

Contains wheat. Fit the apples without overcrowding; bake spare halves separately. Oven: 200°C / 400°F.

Vegan adaptation by veganjoyciful: vegan baking butter replaces dairy butter; plant milk replaces egg wash; caramel and ice cream must be vegan. Results may differ from the original reel.

Vegan Jack Skellington Apple Galette

One 30 cm galette · chill 1 hour · bake about 35–40 min

Ingredients

Pastry: 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ cup wholewheat flour; 2 tbsp sugar; ¼ tsp salt; ½ cup cold vegan baking butter; ¼ cup ice water, plus more if neededFilling: up to 8 medium green apples; ½ cup brown sugar; 3 tbsp flour; 1½ tbsp lemon juice; 2 tsp cinnamon; ½ tsp nutmegFinish: plant milk for brushing; ¼ cup coarse brown sugar; ¼ cup apple-cinnamon preserves; optional vegan caramel and vegan ice cream

Step by step

Rub cold butter into pastry dry ingredients. Add water gradually until dough holds; wrap and chill 1 hour.
Peel, core and halve apples; carve faces. Coat with filling sugar, flour, juice and spices.
Roll pastry to 30 cm, arrange apples leaving a 5 cm border, then fold edges. Brush pastry with plant milk and sprinkle coarse sugar.
Bake at 200°C / 400°F for 35–40 minutes until pastry is golden and apples tender; bake spare halves separately. Brush apples with preserves and serve warm.

Original recipe and image: @jessiejanedaye.

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