Very quick and easy to make, wonder flavor, and looks impressive.
Maman’s Apple Tart
This dessert comes from the chef Jacques Pépin, who learned how to make it from his mother. To form the crust, Pépin covers the dough with plastic wrap to press it neatly into the pan.
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Credit: Todd Coleman
1 1⁄4 cups flour
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1⁄4 tsp. kosher salt
5 tbsp. unsalted butter,
cut into 1⁄2" cubes and chilled
3 tbsp. vegetable shortening
2 tbsp. milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 large Golden Delicious, Empire,
or Cortland apples, peeled, cored,
and cut into 8–12 wedges
2 tbsp. apricot preserves or jam
1. Heat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, 1 tbsp. sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add 3 tbsp. butter and the shortening and, using your fingers, rub into flour mixture to form coarse pea-size pieces. Add milk and egg and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. Bring dough together with your hands. Transfer dough to a 9" glass pie plate and, using lightly floured fingers, press dough into bottom and sides; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Arrange apple wedges side by side on bottom of pie plate like the spokes of a wheel, pushing gently into the dough as you go. Halve remaining apples and put in middle of tart. Sprinkle apples with remaining sugar and dot with the remaining chilled butter. Bake until the crust is golden, about 45 minutes. Using a pastry brush, brush apricot preserves over the tart and bake for 10 minutes more. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
SERVES 6 – 8
Ratings & Reviews (4)
This is very simple dessert to make, yet very delicious. I really liked that there were few ingredients, so you can really savor the taste of the apples.
This recipe is basic perfection for this apple lover, but there is one thing I do to gild the lily. After about 15 minutes in the oven, I pour 1 cup of cream with a beaten egg in it, to create an apple custard tart. Oooh, weeee baby, a great tart gets even better. Merci Monsieur Pepin!
Very quick and very easy, perfect for when you have people over. We love the crust. Served it with some vanilla ice cream and everybody was smiling. Tried it with some pears that needed to be eaten and have to say that was even nicer!
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