Crunchy Apple Tart Recipe
Ingredients
| Pastry | ||
| Plain flour | 375 Milliliter | |
| Butter/Margarine | 95 Gram | |
| Castor sugar 1 tablespoon | ||
| Egg yolk | 1 | |
| Cold water | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Green cooking apples 3 | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 125 Gram (Filling and topping) | |
| Brown sugar | 125 Milliliter (Filling and topping) | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1 Tablespoon (Filling and topping) | |
| Plain flour | 2 Tablespoon (Filling and topping) | |
| Walnut pieces 125 ml | ||
Directions
1. Set oven temperature at 200-230°C (400-450°F).
Pastry
2. Sieve flour into a mixing bowl. Add butter and rub in lightly with fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
3. Add sugar and egg yolk, mix well. Then add just enough water to bind dough together.
4. On a floured board, knead dough lightly.
5. Roll pastry out and carefully line a 23 cm (9 inch) flan ring or pie plate.
6. Trim edges with a knife and prick base with a fork to prevent pastry from rising.
Filling and Topping
7. Peel, core and slice apples; pack tightly into pastry case.
8. Melt butter over a low heat, add sugar, cinnamon, flour and walnut pieces; mix together.
9. Sprinkle topping over apples and bake tart in a hot oven for 30-35 minutes.
10. Serve hot or cold, by itself or with whipped cream or ice cream.
Pastry
2. Sieve flour into a mixing bowl. Add butter and rub in lightly with fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
3. Add sugar and egg yolk, mix well. Then add just enough water to bind dough together.
4. On a floured board, knead dough lightly.
5. Roll pastry out and carefully line a 23 cm (9 inch) flan ring or pie plate.
6. Trim edges with a knife and prick base with a fork to prevent pastry from rising.
Filling and Topping
7. Peel, core and slice apples; pack tightly into pastry case.
8. Melt butter over a low heat, add sugar, cinnamon, flour and walnut pieces; mix together.
9. Sprinkle topping over apples and bake tart in a hot oven for 30-35 minutes.
10. Serve hot or cold, by itself or with whipped cream or ice cream.
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