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Spiced Apple and Cinnamon Tart

Thin-sliced apples fanned over a sweet almond cream, perfumed with cinnamon, star anise, and a splash of calvados -- a French patisserie classic.

Time
75 min
Servings
8
Level
Medium
Rating
4.8 ★★★★★
Spiced Apple and Cinnamon Tart step 1
Spiced Apple and Cinnamon Tart step 2
Spiced Apple and Cinnamon Tart step 3

in the kitchen

Ingredients

  • 375g sweet pastry (pate sucree)
  • 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 100g ground almonds
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp apricot jam for glazing

Method

  1. Blind bake sweet pastry case at 190C for 12 minutes. Cool.
  2. Beat butter and sugar until pale. Beat in eggs one by one, then fold in ground almonds and cinnamon. Spread over cooled pastry base.
  3. Slice apples very thin and fan in concentric circles over the frangipane.
  4. Bake at 180C for 35-40 minutes. While warm, brush with warmed apricot jam for a shiny glaze.