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Tarte à l'coloche

This is a tart from northern France combining apples with caramel.

The name in the ch'ti dialect means "bubble tart", on account of the bubbles made by the caramel while it is cooking.

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Last modified on: October 20^th 2021

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For 2 tarts, you will need:

1 700 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
2 150 g caster sugar
3 160 g cream
4 4 eggs
5 160 g brown sugar
6 600 g Stewed apple (compote)
7 1 kg 600 g apple
8 100 g butter
9 100 g brown sugar
Total weight: 3,770 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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47 min.	1 hour	1 hour 47 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

The pastry case

Roll out 700 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) to 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick and line a 10-inch (26 cm) tin or ring. Leave the spare pastry overhanging around the edge, then sit the tin on a baking sheet and refrigerate until needed.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare a light caramel with 150 g caster sugar (follow these tips).

Stage 3 - 2 min.

When the caramel has cooled slightly (2 or 3 minutes off the heat), add 160 g cream and mix well.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

The filling mixture

Put 4 eggs and 160 g brown sugar in a bowl and mix well with a whisk.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Add the caramel and mix again.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Lastly, add 600 g Stewed apple (compote) and mix again.

Your caramel-apple custard is ready, so set aside.

Stage 7 - 20 min.

The apples

Peel 1 kg 600 g apples and cut lengthways into segments.

Melt 100 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat, then add 100 g brown sugar.

When the sugar begins to caramelize, add the apple pieces.

Stage 8 - 10 min.

Cook until starting to colour...

Stage 9 - 2 min.

...then tip out onto a baking sheet and leave to cool.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Assembling the tart

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Trim off the spare pastry around the edge of the tart case.

Stage 11 - 4 min.

Arrange the apple segments evenly in the tart case. They should not be too crowded.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Pour the caramel-apple custard around the apples.

Stage 13 - 40 min.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Stage 14

Leave to cool in the tin on a wire rack.

Remarks

It is best to use a good brown cane sugar, but a beet-based sugar will work instead.

You can use sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) instead of the shortcrust.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,698 Kcal or 19,670 Kj	77 gr	974 gr	382 gr
235 %	30 %	92 %	58 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
125 Kcal or 523 Kj	2 gr	26 gr	10 gr
6 %	1 %	2 %	2 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,349 Kcal or 9,835 Kj	39 gr	487 gr	191 gr
117 %	15 %	46 %	29 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 2 tarts : 8.22 €
Per tart : 4.11 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, Caramelised apple custards, Apple and almond gratin, Apple semelles (flat apple tarts), Oatmeal and apple cookies, ... All
	Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican tart, Quiche Lorraine, Leek and Mimolette tart, French custard tart, Gisèle's Pasties, ... All
	Stewed apple (compote): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Apple and pear tart, Apple and blackcurrant tarts, Express apple tart, Amiens macaroons, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Blanquette of veal, ... All

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