Dienstag, 22. Januar 2013

TWD: French Apple Tart

For years, I had big troubles with tartes and pies, because I never managed to get the dough right. With the "new" book, it seems I finally found the one recipe I am able to master! I made the Flaky Pie Dough for the second time now, and for so far everything went fine. Good news, as I like tartes and pies. And - this recipe is also good for non-sweet tartes, so it is kind of a multi-tasking dough :o]

The French Apple Tart is a tart filled with kind of a home-made apple-sauce and the usual apple slices on top. It takes some time because additionally to the shell you also have to do the apple-sauce. But it is very simple and the result looks great!

I made half the recipe and got a small tart (but still about 8 slices or 12 very thin slices) and an individual tart. I could have used a bit more sauce - I used three apples, one very big one, two normal ones, and it was fine, but more would have been also ok.
Baking time was a bit longer than the recipe tells, what is unusual. It was more like 40 minutes. But I only slightly pre-baked the crust so maybe that's the point.

I brought it to the office the next day and absolutely everybody fell in love with it! I wouldn't say it looses over night, but for sure, a warm apple tart is always extraordinary as well.
If you want to find out about the recipe turn to Gaye's blog "Law of the Kitchen" or have a look at the book by Dorie Greenspan on pp 379-381.

7 Kommentare:

  1. Very pretty Apple Tart! Totally delicious looking!! Lovely photos!

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  2. Beautiful tart! I love the color you got on the edges of those apples. Very lovely!

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  3. Wonderful looking tart. And how lucky for your coworkers to get to sample it!! I liked the tart the next day. I think it was fine if not better.
    My baking time was longer as well...though it always seems to be longer than what the book calls for.

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  4. Very lovely looking French Apple Tarts with very pretty toppings! I am sure that your co-workers were more than pleased when you brought it to the office the following day!
    Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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  5. Your tart has lovely browned edges, well done. Your coworkers are lucky.

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  6. Great looking tart. Lucky co-workers!!! I thought this tasted better the next day and even the next!

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  7. COngratulations on dough success. Pie/ tart dough can be so tricky - it feels like such an accomplishment when you get it right.
    Beautiful tart!

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