French Market Recipe 2025 23
Tarte aux pommes au Calvados
Apple tart with Calvados apple brandy
Ingredients for 6
Shortcrust pastry:
- Flour 250gr
- French Butter unsalted 125gr
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 to 3 soupspoons water
Filling
- 6 apples
- 100gr butter
- 20gr brown sugar
- 2 soupspoons Calvados
Directions:
- Cut butter into small pieces
- Rub the butter into the flour and salt with your fingers, until it becomes like crumbs
- Mix in the egg yolk until integrated
- Add water little by little stirring in, until the flour takes the shape of a soft ball
- Knead the pastry several times until the ingredients are fully blended into a dough
- Shape into ball and cover with a cloth, leave for 2 hours in a cool environment
- Lightly grease the inside of a tart dish with some butter
- Roll out the pastry to fill the inside of the tart dish and press up the sides of the dish.
- Prick the pastry base with a fork, place back in fridge
- Preheat oven to 140C
- Place tart in oven for 4 minutes, then take out and allow to cool
- Peel and core the apples, slice medium to thin
- Layer the apple slices in circles on top of the cool pastry
- Return the tart to the oven for 15minutes and cook at 140C
- Place the sugar and a small amount of water in a saucepan, stir and gently heat until sugar dissolves
- Add the Calvados and stir in.
- Remove tart from the oven and glaze the surface with the calvados and melted sugar
Serve warm, accompanied by a bowl of cream and a glass of Calvados, available from the French Market or order online at www.frenchmarket.co.za
Bon Appétit