Apple Gateau Breton

I made this Breton apple pie today, and it was excellent.

I had a bagful of apples that I had purchased a week ago and didn't really like in their raw state (the texture was too mealy for me). This happens to me a lot when I try to buy apples. So I was looking for a recipe that not only used a bunch of apples (like your traditional apple pie), but would also change the texture of the apple to something more pleasing. This recipe did that, due to the fact that you cook the apples on the stove before baking them in the pie. And it's also different from a typical pie in that you bake it in a cake pan, and the dough is a little sweeter and crunchier (like if you crossed pie dough with cookie dough).

Bottom line: it was delicious. I love the crust and love the taste & texture of the apple filling. The end result was totally worth having to peel all those apples. And I love any reason to use my dutch oven.