Rustic Apple Tart
Rustic Apple Tart with caramel sauce that'll make you feel cozy and warm all over. Cinnamon scented apple slices sitting on and flaky golden pie crust.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories:
Ingredients
For pastry
- 1 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoon / 113 grams cold unsalted butter cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice
- 1/4 cup cold water
For apple filling
- 6 pieces apples peeled cored and sliced into 1/8 inch thickness
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg beaten egg wash
- 1 tbsp brow sugar pastry sprinkle
For caramel sauce
- Sauce / juice from cooking the apples
- 2-3 tbsp whipping cream
Instructions
To make the pastry
- Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl then add cubed cold butter.1 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 8 tablespoon / 113 grams cold unsalted butter cut into cubes
- Using a fork, mash the butter into the flour mixture until sandy in texture.
- Mix in vinegar or lemon juice then add cold water. Knead mixture in the bowl until dough forms.1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice, 1/4 cup cold water
- Cover bowl with cling wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
Making the apple filling
- Melt butter in a pot over low-medium heat. Add apple slices and mix in with the melted butter.6 pieces apples peeled, 3 tbsp butter
- Add cinnamon powder, brown sugar, and salt. Mix until apple slices are coated and cook for 5 - 10 minutes or until apples are tender and sauce is reduced.1/2 tsp cinnamon powder, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Remove cooked apples using a slotted spoon and transfer in a bowl to completely cool down. Save sauce to make caramel sauce for later.
Making the Caramel Sauce
- Heat save juice from cooking apples. Add whipping cream and cook until thick but still pourable.Sauce / juice from cooking the apples, 2-3 tbsp whipping cream
Assembly
- When the apples have cooled, pre heat oven at 180°C/356°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Take out dough from the refrigerator and transfer in a lightly floured work surface. Flatten with a rolling pin into desired shape e.g. disk shape or square.
- Place flattened dough on the prepared baking sheet then sprinkle 1 tablespoon of flour evenly over the pastry.
- Arrange the apple slices on top of pastry leaving a space 2-3 inches of the edge. Fold the edge of the pastry over the apples in free-form fashion making pleats while you work around it.
- Brush sides of the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle some brown sugar. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes in the center of the oven or until pastry is golden brown.1 egg beaten egg wash, 1 tbsp brow sugar pastry sprinkle
- Carefully remove tart from oven and transfer in a wire rack until tart cools. Slice a portion an serve with a scoop of ice cream. Bon appetit!