Apple Pie - French Apple Tart from Normandy

Apple Pie - French Apple Tart

What is the French apple tart?

A custard creamy apple tart from Normandy very popular in France.

Ingredients

8-inch sweet short paste
1 lb apples (such as Golden apples)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup whipping cream
3 tb cognac or calvados brandy

Step 1: Preheat oven to 375° F / 190 °C.

Step 2: Peel, quarter, cut the apples into 1/8 inch slices. Toss them in a bowl with 1/2 cup of sugar and cinnamon. Arrange them in the pastry shell. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes. Then let cool.

Step 3: Beat the egg and 1/2 cup of sugar until mixture is pale yellow. Beat in the flour, then the whipping cream, and finally the brandy. Pour in the mixture over the apples.

Step 4: Return to oven for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar and return again to oven for 20 minutes.

Keep warm until ready to serve

Wine suggestion: Cider (French Wine Guide).

Bon appetit!