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French-Style Apple Tarts

French-Style Apple Tarts

Maison Mirabeau Wine
The smell of apple tarts baking in your kitchen is a temptation enough, but these individual pastries in the pretty flower pattern... Well, it takes a lot of willpower to resist. And, these individual tarts are delicious warm or cold, with a glass of our lovely rosé Pure!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French, Provencal
Servings 4 tarts

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

For the Shortcrust Pastry:

  • 2.5 oz Butter
  • 1.5 oz icing sugar
  • 1/2 oz Ground Almonds
  • 1/2 Egg beaten
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 4.5 oz Flour
  • a pinch of Salt

For the Filling:

  • a few tsp of Apple Compote
  • 4 Apples washed
  • 1 Egg white lightly beaten
  • Brown Sugar
  • Icing Sugar

Instructions
 

Prepare the Shortcrust Pastry:

  • Mix together butter, icing sugar, ground almonds, salt and flour.
  • Incorporate egg and vanilla extract. Mix until homogeneous (if you own a stand mixer, we recommend using the paddle attachment, works like a charm!).
  • Flatten roughly between two sheets of parchment paper and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or overnight).
  • Preheat the oven to 175°C (350F).
  • Roll the pastry and line 4 individual tart tins (you can freeze the leftover pastry).
  • Blind-bake for 10 minutes.
  • Brush the bottom of the tart crust with the lightly beaten egg white, and blind-bake for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and increase the temperature to 180°C (356F).

Assemble the Tarts:

  • Spoon a thin layer of apple compote on the bottom of each tart crust.
  • Core the apples then cut into quarters. Cut the apples into very thin half-moon shapes using a mandoline.
  • Arrange the apple slices into a flower on each tart: place the slices one by one, each one slightly overlapping the one before.
  • Start on the outside and work your way to the middle.
  • Sprinkle with icing sugar, then a bit of brown sugar.
  • Bake for about 45 minutes.

Notes

Tip: you can also sprinkle some cinnamon on top of the apples for extra flavour, right after sprinkling the sugar
Keyword French Desserts, Tartes, Tarts
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