Apple Tart

Finally, I baked this apple tart for my son who has been bugging me for a long time. However, I have never liked the sourness from green apples so I replaced them with red apples instead. Surprisingly, it tasted fantastic with a strong apple aroma and my kids love it. There are quite a number of steps to complete this apple tart but it was really rewarding with the final product and big smiles on everyone's faces.

Ingredients

Pastry Crust
100g sugar
1 egg
175g butter
350g plain flour

Apple Puree
2-3 red apples (peeled and cut into very small pieces)
2 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla extract
10g butter

Almond cream 
75g butter
45g caster sugar
60g ground almond
2 tsp plain flour
1 tsp cornflour
1 beaten egg
1 tsp vanilla extract

Apple Toppings
2-3 red apples (peeled and cut into thin slices)
15g butter, melted
1 tbsp sugar

Directions

Pastry Crust
1.Preheat oven at 180 deg C.
2.Place sugar, egg and butter in mixer and beat until sugar is just dissolved. Add sifted plain flour and mix until dough holds together. Keep in fridge for 15 mins. Press dough evenly to springform tart pan and prick the base with a fork.
3.Blind bake at 180 deg C for 15 mins , then remove and let cool. 

Apple Puree
1.Combine cut apples, sugar and water in a small pot. Cook the mixture for about 10 mins till soft. Stir in vanilla extract and 10g butter. Whisk mixture lightly to mash up the apples. Set aside.

Almond Cream
1.Cream butter and sugar lightly. Add ground almond and mix to combine.
2.Add flour and cornstarch, mix, then add beaten egg and vanilla extract. Mix well.

Assembly
1.Spread almond cream evenly onto the half baked tart shell.
2.Spread apple puree over the almond cream.
3.Arrange apple slices on top of apple puree. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
4. Bake at 170 deg C for 40-50 mins.