Apple Tart with Butter Pastry and Cream Glaze

Ingredients

• 300 gWheat flour
• 200 gButter
• 150 gSugar
• 3 pcsEgg
• 0.3 gSalt
• 800 gApple
• 4 gCinnamon
• 15 gLemon juice
• 200 mlCream
• 10 gCornstarch
• 5 gVanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Make the pastry

   • Mix flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.
   • Cut cold butter into cubes and work into the flour with your hands or a mixer until crumbly.
   • Add the egg and quickly bring into a smooth dough. If needed, add 1–2 tbsp cold water.
   • Shape the dough into a disk, wrap in cling film and chill at least 30 minutes.
2. 2

   Shape and top the tart

   • Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
   • Roll out the chilled dough and use about 3/4 of it to line a 24 cm tart pan with a rim.
   • Prick the base with a fork several times.
   • Peel, core and thinly slice the apples. Toss with lemon juice and arrange on the dough.
   • Sprinkle the apples evenly with cinnamon and sugar.
3. 3

   Par-bake, add cream glaze and finish baking

   • Bake the tart about 18–22 minutes until the base is gaining color but the filling is not fully set.
   • Meanwhile whisk cream, eggs, sugar, cornstarch and vanilla until smooth.
   • Pour the glaze evenly over the apples.
   • Bake another 15–20 minutes until the glaze is set and lightly golden.
   • Remove from oven, let cool slightly and serve warm or cold.