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Thin apple tart
Preparation info
- Serves
6-8
- Difficulty
Medium
- Ready in
3 hr
Appears in
Published 1998
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 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