Alsatian apple tart
This tart from France's Alsace region has a sweet pastry (or sweetcrust) case, filled with raw apple slices and a light vanilla egg-custard mixture, then baked.
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Last modified on: July 13th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 Alsatian apple tart, you will need:
- 1
250 g Sweet pastry - 2
300 g Paris flan filling - 3
500 g apple - Total weight: 1,050 grams
Change these quantities to make: 1 Alsatian apple tart 2 Alsatians apple tart 3 Alsatians apple tart
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 29 min. | 25 min. | 54 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Peel ing6s, cut into quarters, then again into eighths (more or less slices).
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Take the pastry case out of the fridge and trim off any surplus pastry to neaten around the edge.
Impottant: check that there are no holes in the pastry, or the filling will run out onto the baking sheet during cooking.
Impottant: check that there are no holes in the pastry, or the filling will run out onto the baking sheet during cooking.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Arrange the apple slices in the case...
Stage 6 - 2 min.
...and pour the filling around them.
Put in the oven immediately.
Put in the oven immediately.
Stage 7
If you have any left over pastry, apple and filling, use these up by making mini tarts.
Stage 8 - 25 min.
Bake for about 35 minutes, then leave to cool in a wire rack. Serve warm or cold.
Remarks
For a richer version, reduce the quantity of milk and increase the cream.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Based on a recipe from the INBP (French professional bakery institute).
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,232 Kcal or 9,345 Kj | 164 gr | 822 gr | 626 gr |
| 112 % | 63 % | 78 % | 95 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 213 Kcal or 892 Kj | 16 gr | 78 gr | 60 gr |
| 11 % | 6 % | 7 % | 9 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 Alsatian apple tart : 2.62 £
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Brioche Tatin, Apple macaronade, Stewed apple (compote), Invisible apple cake, Toffee apple upside-down cake, ... All |
 | Paris flan filling: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Parisian-style chocolate custard tart, Caramelised apple custards, French custard tart, Caramelized pear custard tart, Pistachio custard tart, ... All |
 | Sweet pastry: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lime meringue tart, Tarte Normande, ... All |
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