Apple Almond Galettes

Instructions

1. Lightly flour a work surface.
2. Roll out half of the puff pastry dough to a 14-inch square about 1/8-inch thick.
3. Use a 6-inch pan lid as a guide to cut out 4 rounds with a small knife.
4. Sprinkle water on 2 baking sheets.
5. Place the pastry rounds on one sheet and press down slightly.
6. Prick each round with a fork in several places, avoiding the edges.
7. Chill the rounds for 15 minutes.
8. Divide the almond paste into 3 portions and roll each into a ball.
9. Cover a sheet of parchment paper with a second sheet of paper.
10. Set one almond paste ball on the paper and roll into a 5-inch round.
11. Place the almond paste round on top of a pastry dough round, leaving a 1/2-inch border.
12. Repeat with remaining almond paste portions.
13. Refrigerate until ready to bake.
14. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice from one half into a small bowl.
15. Peel, halve, and core the apples.
16. Rub the apples with the remaining lemon half to prevent browning and brush with lemon juice.
17. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
18. Arrange apple slices, overlapping slightly, in a ring on the almond paste rounds, covering them completely.
19. Bake until the pastry edges have risen, are light and golden, about 15 to 20 minutes.
20. Sprinkle the apples evenly with sugar.
21. Return to the oven and continue baking until apples are golden brown, caramelized, and just tender, an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
22. Serve immediately.