Apple season...

Hubs went out Sunday to an orchard near us and picked a bag of Gala apples.  This was his reward. This is not a dinner plate...it's a platter!!

There is no recipe for this.  I had leftover pie dough in the freezer from all that pie making I did around July 4th.  I let it thaw in the fridge overnight, then made this galette  yesterday afternoon

For the apples, I sprinkled with Fruit Fresh while I was cutting them, to keep them from browning.  I added boiled cider, a pinch of apple pie spice and a little drizzle of vanilla.  I mixed about 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar and Instant ClearJel...then added it to the apple mixture.  You need to mix (completely) the ClearJel with the sugar to keep the thickening agent in the jel from being a globby mess.  Of course, I brushed it with some milk and sprinkled sugar on the dough!  It was baked on a parchment lined baking sheet, at 375, about 50 minutes.  The apples were still a little firm (the way I like them).  Add some vanilla bean ice cream...aahhhh