Bonnevaux apple tart
This is without doubt the easiest apple tart you can make: a simple pastry case (a sweetened sort of shortcrust pastry without egg) and apples - that's all!
It's the tart my grandmother Jeanne made when I was a boy (a long time ago, as you can probably gather) and my father's favourite dessert.In short, a genuine family recipe that is dear to my heart...
It's the tart my grandmother Jeanne made when I was a boy (a long time ago, as you can probably gather) and my father's favourite dessert.In short, a genuine family recipe that is dear to my heart...
55 K 3.9/5 (28 reviews)
2 hours 7 min.
Easy
3 Bonnevaux apple tart
6 IngredientsLast modified on: November 2nd 2016
For 3 Bonnevaux apple tart, you will need:
- 1
5 cups flour - 2
1 2⁄3 cup butter - 3
1.5 teaspoon fine (or table) salt - 4
½ cup caster sugar - 5
1 1⁄3 cup milk - 6
12 2⁄3 cups apple
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 40 min.
All in all: 2 hours 7 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Prepare the pastry case
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 5 cups flour, 1 2⁄3 cup butter, 1.5 teaspoon fine (or table) salt and ½ cup caster sugar.Stage 2 - 5 min.
Start beating and continue until evenly mixed and "short" (a light crumby texture).
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Leave the beater running and pour in a scant 1 1⁄3 cup milk, just enough to give a smooth dough (adjust the amount of milk as necessary - this might be a little more or less than indicated).
Stage 4 - 1 hour
Gather the dough into a ball, then shape into a flat "cake" and wrap with plastic film.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stage 6 - 10 min.
Peel12 2⁄3 cups apple, remove the core and slice thinnly.
Fill the pastry case, keeping the apple slices well packed together.
Fill the pastry case, keeping the apple slices well packed together.
Stage 7 - 40 min.
Bake for about 40 minutes, watching the pastry for colour.
Remarks
Of course you can glaze the tart, but this is not really in the rustic spirit of the original (for once). Instead, simply sprinkle a little caster sugar over the apples 10 minutes before the tart goes in the oven.
To really make this tart just like my grandmother made it, try to use the very early "harvest-time" apples, though they can be hard to come by these days.
To really make this tart just like my grandmother made it, try to use the very early "harvest-time" apples, though they can be hard to come by these days.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 90 RDI=40 % | 1,010 RDI=100 % | 350 RDI=50 % | 7,530 RDI=380 % | 31,530 RDI: 380 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 170 RDI=8 % | 700 RDI: 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 Bonnevaux apple tart : 8.35 €
- Per Bonnevaux apple tart : 2.80 €
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Apple
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