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4
Medium
Published 2000
This next is a recipe dating back to at least Elizabethan times; variations on the theme occur in cookbooks over a period of a hundred years or so. The combination of lemon, rosewater and aniseed is exquisite, and the tart is very easy to make.
Roll out the pastry, and cut 4 circles from it. Transfer them to a buttered, floured baking sheet.
Peel, core and slice the apples and arrange on the pastry, flavouring them with half the rosewater and sugar, the fennel seed or aniseed, and the lemon zest. Brush with some of the butter.