Apple-almond shortbread tart

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 1 tart, you will need:

• 1 300 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
• 2 250 g almond cream or frangipane
• 3 5 apples
• 4 30 g apricot glaze (optional)
• Total weight: 1,450 grams

Step by step recipe

1	Spread 300 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line a tart tin or circle, here 24 cm (9.5 inches) in diameter. Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).
2	Spread an even layer of almond cream over the tart base. Place in the fridge.
3	Peel 5 apples, cut in 2 lengthways and remove the hearts.
4	Cut each apple half into strips.
5	Garnish the tart base with apple slices...
6	...all over the almond cream.
7	Place in the oven, with the bottom down, for approximately 30 minutes. If your apples turn too much color at the end of cooking, protect them with a sheet of aluminum foil.
8	Let cool before, if possible, glazing the top of the tart with a brush.
9	Enjoy warm or cold.

Remarks

As the combination of shortcrust pastry and almond cream is quite sweet, I recommend you choose more tart apples (reinette, granny-smith...) for a delicious contrast.
Glazing in step 8 is not absolutely essential, but it quickly turns your tart into a little masterpiece...

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