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Tarte de Maca - Portuguese Apple Tart

Portuguese Apple Tart

  • Author: Sylvie Taylor
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 6
  • Category: Pies and Tarts
  • Cuisine: Portuguese

Description

This fuss free Tarte de Maçã - Portuguese Apple Tartin recipe includes a puff pastry shell with an apple syrup underneath those golden slices makes for an easy and fuss free dessert.


Ingredients

6 medium apples, peeled, quartered and cored
14 grams / 1/4 cup lemon juice
150 grams / 2/3 cup superfine/caster sugar
60 milliliters / 1/4 cup water
375 grams / 11.3 ounces puff pastry, pre rolled
1 egg yolk, room temperature and lightly whisked


Instructions

  1. Greaseproof your pie dish and preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
  2. Slice 2 of the 6 apples thinly and place in a medium saucepan with half the lemon juice, half the sugar and all the water on high heat.
  3. Cook, stirrring, until the sugar has dissolved, the apples are soft and a syrup has been formed.
  4. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
  5. Remove your puff pastry from the freezer to thaw slightly.
  6. Meanwhile, slice the remaining apples into thin slices and place in a bowl with the remaining lemon juice. Set aside.
  7. Press your slightly thawed puff pastry sheet into your prepared pie dish, trimming the excess edges.
  8. Spoon the two cooked apples in your syrup and half the syrup over the base.
  9. Take the thinly sliced apples and layer on top until all slices have been spread out.
  10. Pour the remaining syrup over the top.
  11. Sprinkle the remaining sugar over the top evenly and brush over the egg yolk.
  12. Place in the oven to bake for approximately 35 minutes until the crust and apples are golden.
  13. Remove and allow to cool until warm.
  14. Slice and serve as is or with a little ice cream, if you're feeling a little fancy.

Notes


Nutrition

  • Calories: 564 calories per serve

Keywords: pastry, apples, fall