Tarte Alsacienne

Another fruit pastry? How much more healthier can i get! Tarte Alsacienne is also known for the famous apple tart.

Ingredients
Shortcrust pastry
100g butter
1 egg
200g soft flour
30g sugar

Baked Custard
5 eggs
500litre milk
100g sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

5 apples, cut into about 1cm segments

Method

1. Rub butter with flour till lumps the size of tiny peas are achieved.
2. Add sugar and egg and mix lightly into a dough.
3. Wrap and rest in chiller for 15minutes.
4. Roll into the required size and line a tart mold.
5. Dock and chill for about 10minutes.
6. Blind bake for about 20minutes at 180C.
7. For baked custard, mix eggs, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl.
8. Boil the milk and pour slowly into the egg mixture, whisk gently.
9. When tart is done, let cool for about 5minutes then fill with the baked custard.
10. Garnish with apples and bake at 180C for 30minutes or until set.
11. Sprinkle with icing sugar.

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• When pouring the hot milk into egg mixture, it is best to temper the eggs first.
• Do not pour fast, this will cause the eggs to cook therefore, a result of slightly scrambled eggs in mixture.
• How to temper egg mixture : Gently pour some hot milk into egg mixture and whisk. Then pour the rest of hot milk into egg mixture in a steady stream or pour the egg mixture into the hot milk. Never stop whisking as you do so.
• Make sure the pastry is slightly cooled before you pour in the baked custard.

That's all you need to know to bake your very own tarte alsacienne! What are you waitting for? Make your own now!