Apple Tart Recipe

A variety of French fruit tarts are popular in Morocco but given a choice, I'll always choose Tarte aux Pommes over other offerings. Thinly sliced apples are tossed with sugar and a little bit of cinnamon, and then attractively layered in a sweet pastry shell lined with pastry cream (creme patisserie). Baking caramelizes the apples, while an apricot glaze adds sheen and a bit of tartness to the finished dessert.

 

 

Ingredients:

  1. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

  2. 2 tablespoons sugar

  3. 1/2 teaspoon salt

  4. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into bits

  5. 1 large egg yolk

  6. Cold water