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- From: r.gagnaux@chnet.ch (Rene Gagnaux)
- Subject: Caramelized Apple Tart
- Message-ID: <JwBf7XtJ/m@chnet.ch>
- Organisation: Private, Schattdorf, Switzerland
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 1994 00:00:00 +0100
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- MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00
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- Title: Caramelized Apples Tart (E)
- Categories: Tart, Apple, Switzerland
- Yield: 1 tart
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- MMMMM---------------------------DOUGH--------------------------------
- 110 g Butter; (1)
- 40 g Granulated sugar; (1)
- 1 Egg
- 1 pn Salt
- 150 g Sifted flour
- Butter; for the flan rings
- Flour
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- MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
- 600 g Apples
- 30 g Butter (2)
- 30 g Granulated sugar; (2)
- 1/2 Vanilla bean; seeds; (1)
- 4 tb Granulated sugar (3)
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- MMMMM---------------------------CREAM--------------------------------
- 3 dl Whipping cream
- 2 Vanilla beans; seeds; (2)
- 2 tb Confectioner's sugar; (1)
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- MMMMM--------------------------GARNISH-------------------------------
- Fresh mint leaves
- Confectioner's sugar; (2)
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- Units: 110 g = 4 oz; 40 g = 1.5 oz; 150 g = 5.25 oz; 30 g = 1 oz; 600
- g = 1 1/4 lbs; 3 dl = 1 1/4 cups
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- Beat the butter (1) and the sugar (1) until light and lemon-coLored.
- Beat the egg and add to mixture. Stir in flour and salt. Rapidly work
- into a smooth dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
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- Preheat the oven to 180 C (356 F).
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- Butter and flour a flan ring 20 cm (8 inches) in diameter.
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- Roll out the dough to a thickness of 2 mm (1/16 inch). Line the flan
- ring with the dough. Prick with a fork.
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- Peel, core and quarter apples. Decorate the dome side with a few
- incisions to give it the look of a venetian blind. Arrange on flan
- ring.
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- Beat the butter (2) and the sugar (2) until light. Add the vanilla
- seeds. Blend well. Spread the mixture in flakes over the apples.
- Sprinkle the tart with sugar (3).
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- Bake for 20 minutes.
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- Beat the cream until stiff. Stir in confectioner's sugar (1) and
- vanilla seeds (2). Blend well. Chill.
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- Place the tart in the center of a plate. With a spoon form walnut size
- cream balls. Set on the tart.
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- Garnish with mint leaves and dust with confectioner's sugar (2).
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- From: Peter Buehrer, The New Swiss Cuisine, Medon, ISBN 3-906994-06-6
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