Thin apple tart

Name: Thin apple tart
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients: apricot jam, for glazing; 50 g (1¾ oz) icing sugar; 50 g (1¾ oz) unsalted butter; 100 g (3¼ oz) plain flour; 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter, softened; vanilla extract or essence; juice of 1 lemon; 3 tablespoons icing sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or essence; 1 egg yolk; 500 g (1 lb) Golden Delicious apples, or similar variety; 3 tablespoons ground almonds

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Desserts

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

This spectacular tart— Tarte fine aux pommes— has a crisp shortcrust base spread with almond cream and topped with glazed apples. This recipe calls for Golden Delicious apples, but whichever variety you use, recall the ancient wisdom of Horace: the best apples of all are those picked by the light of a waning moon!

Ingredients

Shortcrust Pastry

100 g (3¼ oz) plain flour
50 g (1¾

Method

To make the pastry, sift the flour and icing sugar into a bowl, then rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre and add the egg yolk, a few drops of vanilla, a pinch of salt and enough cold water to help form a dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and gather the dough together to make a smooth ball. Cover with plastic wrap and