Total Steps
3
Ingredients
15
Tools Needed
7
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups All-purpose flour
- pinch Salt
- 0.5 cup Butter
- 3 tablespoons Sugar
- 1 Egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons Cold water
- 4 Granny Smith apples
- 0.5 Finely grated lemon peel
- 0.5 teaspoons Cornstarch
- 0.5 teaspoons Ground cinnamon
- 2 pinches Ground nutmeg
- 5 tablespoons Apricot jam
- 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
- Whipped cream
- Fresh mint sprigs(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Butter an 8-inch round baking pan. To make pastry, sift flour and salt into a bowl. Add butter and cut in finely until mixture resembles bread crumbs. Stir in 1 tablespoon of sugar, egg yolk, and cold water.
Step 2
Knead dough gently until smooth and chill for 15 minutes. Sprinkle the dough with remaining sugar. Peel, core, and cut apples into fairly thin slices. Arrange a layer of apple slices in overlapping circles in the bottom of the pan.
Step 3
Mix remaining apple slices with lemon peel, cornstarch, and spices. Spoon this mixture on top of the arranged apple slices. Roll out pastry to an 8-inch circle. Place it on top of the apples and press gently. Prick several times with a fork. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until pastry is golden brown. Carefully turn out tart onto a warm serving plate. Combine jam and lemon juice in a small saucepan and heat gently until melted and smooth. Brush the warm glaze over the tart.