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