Shortcrust Pastry Apple Tart Recipes

EASY FRENCH APPLE TART

Steps:

• Cream the soft Butter and Powdered Sugar in the bowl of your mixer for about 2 to 3 minutes or until pale and fluffy. Mix in the Egg, Almond Meal and Salt until combined.
• Mix in the Flour on the lowest speed and stop as soon as the dough comes together to avoid overworking the pastry.
• Place the pastry between two sheets of baking paper and roll into a thin circle, larger than your tart pan. Place over a flat tray in the fridge to rest for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour, then line your tart pan with the pastry (see note 1). Prick the bottom with a fork and place back in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat your oven on 160'C/325'F. While the over is preheating, place the pastry in the freezer. Blind bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the pastry is dry to the touch (see note 2). Set aside to cool down completely.
• Thinly slice the Apples, using a Mandoline or a sharp knife. Place in a tray with the Lemon Juice amd mix with your fingers to insure there is lemon juice all over the sliced apples.
• Fill the pastry crust with the Applesauce, using a spatula or the back of a spoon to spread it evenly.
• Place the sliced apples in circle over the applesauce, starting from the edges and finishing in the center of the tart.
• Bake for another 10 minutes, just to soften up the apple slices.
• Optional: you can brush some Apricot Jam (or any fruit jam/preserve) over the baked apples for a shiny finish
• Leave to cool down a bit then serve warm with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream

SHORTCRUST PASTRY APPLE TART

Steps:

• In a bowl combine an egg, sugar, butter, flour, and a pinch of salt. Using your hands mix all the ingredients together to form a firm dough. Wrap it with cling film and refrigerate while making the apple filling.
• Grease a 28 cm (11 inches) flan dish with butter and preheat the oven to 180°C (360 °F). Then peel the apples, remove the core and cut into slices. Combine sliced apples with ground cinnamon and lemon juice. * Feel free to add a handful raisins or almond flakes to your apple filling.
• Take the dough out of the fridge and divide the dough into two doughs: 2/3 (two thirds) and 1/3 (one third). Roll out the 1/3 pastry dough on a flour-dusted surface with a dusted rolling pin. Place it on the prepared the prepared flan dish (tart tin). Then press the pastry into the flan dish with your hands. * If your dough is breaking apart, don't worry, just press it into the form with your hands. * To make your life easier simply roll out the dough dough on a lightly dusted parchment paper or silicon mat and gently turn the rolled-out pastry into the prepared flan dish (tart tin).
• Roll out the 2/3 pastry dough and put it on top of the filling with the help of the rolling pin (see step by step photo above). (I always divide the pastry once again into 2. In that way it will be easier to work with). Cut the pastry top in the middle, to allow the steam to escape.
• Bake for about 40 minutes in the preheated oven. Let the tart cool for a few minutes. Serve your apple tart warm or cold with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, vanilla sauce or just like that.