Tarte aux Pommes Recipe

Tarte aux Pommes is the elegant French apple tart found in every pâtisserie. Thin apple slices fan over almond frangipane in crisp, buttery pastry.

Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

40 mins

Total time

70 mins

Servings

8 servings

Calories

420

Ingredients

• 1 sheet ready-rolled puff pastry
• 4 apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 100 g ground almonds
• 100 g soft butter
• 100 g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam, warmed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Icing sugar, for dusting

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 190°C and line a tart tin with the puff pastry, trimming the edges.
2. Beat the butter, sugar, almonds, egg and vanilla into a smooth frangipane.
3. Spread the frangipane over the pastry base.
4. Toss the apple slices in lemon juice, then arrange them in overlapping circles over the frangipane.
5. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the pastry is golden and the apples are tender.
6. Brush with warm apricot jam, dust with icing sugar, and serve warm or at room temperature.

Pro tips

• Slice the apples as thinly as you can for the prettiest fan pattern.
• A hot oven keeps the puff pastry crisp underneath the frangipane.
• Serve with crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream for a real treat.

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