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Walnut Grove Recipes
Apple & Frangipane Tart with Vanilla Ice cream
Serves 4
- 55g butter
- 55g caster sugar
- 3 eating apples
- 55g ground almonds
- 15g plain flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp water
Method
1. To make the frangipane mix cream the butter and sugar together with a whisk until light and fluffy, add the eggs and mix for a further 2 minutes until incorporated. Gently fold in the ground almonds, then the flour, keeping the mixture nice and light.
2. Roll out the pastry and cut into 12cm round disks.
3. Finely slice the apple, place in a bowl of water with a little lemon juice to prevent in discoloring.
4. Spread the frangipane mix onto the pastry disks, about 4 to 5ml thick, leaving about 5ml around the edge uncovered.
5. Place the apple slices neatly on top of the frangipane mix brush with a sugar glaze (made by boiling 2tbs sugar with 1tbs water).
6. Cook in pre-heated oven at 160°C/375°F for around 20 minutes or until the pasty is golden brown. Serve with a ball of vanilla ice cream on top of the tart.
Serving Suggestions
This is a makes a lovely light dessert, you could also serve it with crème fraîche instead of vanilla ice cream.
Advanced Preparation
The frangipane can be made the day before and kept in the fridge in an airtight container, but the tarts should be cooked just before you want to serve them.
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