Apple Frangipane Tart
This Apple Frangipane Tart is one of those recipes so easy to make but always looks as if you spent hours in the kitchen making it.
Frangipane takes it’s name from an Italian nobleman Marquis Muzio Frangipani. In the 16th century it was customary for the Ladies of note to wear a Sweet smelling Pomander to compensate for the stench of rotting waste in the streets. The Marquis Frangipani invented a bitter almond-scented fragrance that was used to perfume ladies gloves during the time he was living in Paris. French pastry chefs were so inspired by this idea, they started using it in their recipes and has since become a classic dessert.
You can view my Video Tutorial showing how to make this recipe at this link:
Apple Frangipane Tart
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Ingredients
- BASE
- 175 g Digestive Biscuits
- 75 g Butter salted or unsalted
- FILLING
- 200 g Apples cooking
- 75 g Butter
- 75 g Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 75 g Ground Almonds
- Dash of Almond extract Optional
- 50 g Flaked Almonds
DISCLAIMER
I recommend using the Metric measurements (instead of cups & spoons) for more accuracy and better results.
Instructions
- Place the biscuits in a strong polythene bag (I use a Ziploc) and crush to a fine crumb with a rolling pin, alternatively you can use a food processor.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and mix in the biscuit crumbs making sure they are well coated with the butter.
- Line a deep 23cm loose bottom tart tin with the crumb mixture, Pressing down firmly with your hands making sure it come up the sides a little.
- Refrigerate this until you need it.
- For the filling
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy then add the other ingredients and mix to a smooth cream like consistency.
- Peel and core the apples and either slice thinly or cut into small chunks.
- Place to prepared apple into the bottom of the crumb base and pour the Frangipane mixture over, making sure all the apple is covered.
- Now sprinkle the flaked almond all over the top.
- Bake at 200ºC for bout 20 - 25 minutes
Most fan ovens run at around 20ºC hotter than a non-fan oven but check with your user guide supplied with the oven. So you should adjust accordingly
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2 Large Eggs
Dear Paul
In the Frangipane tart recipe ingredients, It says 2 large,large,
could you please let me know 2 large what.