Apple and Almond Tart*

Name: Apple and Almond Tart* (Tarte Nougat Pomme)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 74 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Generous ¾ cup (2½ oz./70 g) sliced almonds; ⅓ cup (2½ oz./70 g) sugar; 2¾ lb. (1.2 kg) firm baking apples (such as Chantecler or Belle de Boskoop); 2 extra-large egg whites (⅓ cup/70 g); Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting; 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten; 10½ oz. (300 g) sweet shortcrust pastry dough; Butter for the baking ring; ½ cup minus 1½ tbsp (2¾ oz./80 g) vanilla sugar; 5 tbsp (3 oz./80 g) butter, melted

Tarte Nougat Pomme

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
75 hr

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

Almond topping

Make 3 Days Ahead

2 extra-large egg whites (⅓ cup/70 g)
⅓

Europe
France
Vegetarian
Pie
Mediterranean

Method

Start preparing the almond topping 3 days ahead. In a bowl, whisk together the egg whites and sugar for a few seconds to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the almonds using a fork until thoroughly coated. Keep covered in the refrigerator, stirring each morning and evening for 3 days to allow the almonds to absorb the syrup.
A day ahead, prepare the baked ap