Author Notes
This recipe is inspired by one of my very favorite bloggers, Orangette. This is a recipe that Orangette got from a friend of hers, so the recipe has gone through several hands and iterations. I've adapted it a bit further, and everyone raves about it whenever I bring it into work. —cooklocal
Test Kitchen Notes
WHO: Cooklocal is a Seattle-based triathlete and food writer.
WHAT: A classic, sweet way to use up the spoils of your apple picking.
HOW: Line a tart pan with a cinnamon-spiked crust. Fill the crust with apple slices, dust with sugar, and bake. Part-way through, glaze with a cinnamon-brandy mixture. Serve warm, à la mode.
WHY WE LOVE IT: What's not to love about a classic apple tart? (We could stop there, but we'll go on.) The warm apples in a butter-based crust, the cinnamon aroma that fills our kitchen, the bite of brandy (tempered by a glass of milk)—it's just the thing we want this fall. —The Editors
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Ingredients
- For the crust:
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5 tablespoons
butter, cold
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1 cup
flour
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1 teaspoon
baking powder
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1 cup
sugar
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.5 teaspoons
cinnamon
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1
egg
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1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
- For the apple pie filling:
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3
Granny Smith, Braeburn, or Honeycrisp Apples
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3 tablespoons
sugar, divided
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3 tablespoons
butter
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1
egg
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1 tablespoon
pear or apple brandy
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1 teaspoon
cinnamon
Directions
- For the crust:
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Cut the butter into small chunks.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, flour, baking powder, sugar, and cinnamon until the butter is the size of small peas.
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Add the egg and vanilla and beat until the mixture is crumbly.
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Butter and flour the bottom and sides of a spring form pan or a tart pan.
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Using your fingers, press the crust mixture into the bottom of the pan, spreading it up the side of the pan as well.
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Set aside while making the filling.
- For the apple pie filling:
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Peel and core the apples.
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Slice the apples very thinly. This will look like a lot of apples, but it will all work out.
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Starting from the center of the pan-filled tart pan, arrange the apples in circles, filling an entire layer of the pan. When the first layer is done, start on a second layer and a third if necessary. Repeat until all of the apples have been used.
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Sprinkle the tart with 1 tablespoon of sugar and bake for 40 minutes at 350° F.
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Five minutes before the 40 minutes is up, melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan.
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Remove the butter from the heat and mix in the egg, the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar, the brandy, and the cinnamon with a whisk.
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Remove the tart from the oven and brush with the glaze.
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Return the tart to the oven and bake for another 25 minutes.
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Cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing.
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