Apple Tart

Preparation info
  • 6 to 8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

  • About

An apple tart with almonds, served with whipped cream, is an ideal dessert for an Easter menu. This tart is really an upside-down pie because it is baked with the crust on top, then inverted. It can be served hot or cold.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 3 cups

Method

  1. Preheat oven to hot (450°F.).

  2. Melt half of the butter in a round or square heatproof skillet or baking dish (8 or 9 inches). Add the brown sugar and heat for three minutes, stirring, until the mixture has heavy bubbles. Cool until the sugar begi