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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

Keywords for this recipe:Tart Pastry Apples Caramel Northern France Ch'ti

For 1 tart, you will need:

1 350 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
2 75 g caster sugar
3 80 g cream
4 2 eggs
5 80 g brown sugar
6 300 g Stewed apple (compote)
7 800 g apple
8 50 g butter
9 50 g brown sugar
Total weight: 1,885 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

The pastry case

Roll out 350 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 75 g caster sugar (follow these tips).

Stage 3 - 2 min.

When the caramel has cooled slightly (2 or 3 minutes off the heat), add 80 g cream and mix well.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

The filling mixture

Put 2 eggs and 80 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 300 g Stewed apple (compote) and mix again.

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

Stage 7 - 20 min.

The apples

Peel 800 g apples and cut lengthways into segments.

Melt 50 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat, then add 50 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.

Nutritional information

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

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).

How much will it cost?

For 1 tart : 4.11 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Comtoise apple charlotte, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Apple custard tart, ... All
	Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and spinach quiche, French custard tart, Rata-tart, Quiche Lorraine, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, ... All
	Stewed apple (compote): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple and blackcurrant tarts, Apple semelles (flat apple tarts), Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, ... All
	Brown sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hazelnut and orange cake, Smart plum tart, Flaky brownie brioche, Flaky brownie brioche, Cramique, ... All

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