Apple and almond cream tart

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 1 tart, you will need:

• 1 300 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
• 2 200 g almond cream
• 3 1 kg apple
• 4 30 g apricot glaze (optional)
• Total weight: 1,500 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	40 min.	1 hour 15 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Place a 24 cm (9.5-inch) tart circle on a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet. Spread with 300 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) then fill the circle.
2	Spread 200 g almond cream evenly over the base.
3	Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F). Peel 1 kg apple, cut in 2, remove core, and slice each apple half.
4	Spread the apple slices tightly over the bottom of the tart, so that there are plenty of apples.
5	Bake at 180°C (360°F), low in the oven, for 30 to 40 minutes.
6	If possible, brush the tart with apricots as soon as you remove it from the oven. Let cool before serving.

Remarks

As always with cooking apples, choose a slightly tart variety if possible, such as Reine des Reinettes, Rubinette or Reinette du Canada.

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