Apple tart
- Serves 8
- Prep time: 20 mins + chilling time | Cooking time: 50 mins
Apple tart is a classic dessert that can be traced back to 14th century England. The first recorded recipe was written by Canterbury Tales author Geoffrey Chaucer in 1381!
Ingredients
225g plain flour
½ cup icing sugar
pinch of salt
125g butter, chilled and cut into cubes
2 egg yolks
Filling
4 eggs
200g caster sugar
zest, finely grated, and juice of 2 lemons
100g butter, melted
2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled
2 dessert apples, peeled and thinly sliced
25g raw sugar
vanilla-bean ice-cream, to serve
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C. For tart base, place flour, icing sugar, salt, and butter in a food processor; pulse until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg yolks; process until combined. Add a splash of chilled water; process until dough comes together.
Turn out onto a floured surface and shape into a disc. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll dough out between two sheets of baking paper and place into a 28cm tart tin, using a sharp knife to trim the edges. Return to the fridge.
For filling, place eggs, caster sugar, and lemon zest and juice in a bowl; whisk to combine. Stir in butter. Grate Granny Smiths into mixture; stir to combine.
Remove base from fridge and pour in apple mixture, spreading it out evenly. Place sliced dessert apples around the edge of tart, slightly overlapping; sprinkle with raw sugar.
Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Serve with ice-cream.