My step mom made this for Christmas Dessert – amazing!!
Crust:
1 c flour
7 TBSP butter
2 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp salt
3 TBSP cold water
Preheat oven to 375.
Process course meal. For into a ball and refrigerate 1 hour. Roll out to fill a 10 inch tart pan. Press into shell, top with parchment and pie weight and bake about 10 – 15 minutes until starting to brown.
Tart
3 large egg yolks
1/2 tsp almond extract
3/4 c creme fraiche
3 TBSP, 2 TBSP to sprinkle on top
1 parbaked crust
5 apples, peeled and cut into 8 slices
Preheat oven to 375.
Whisk together eggs, extract, creme and 3 TBSP sugar.
Place the cut apples just inside the rim of the pan in a circle slightly overlapping into 2 or 3 concentric circles. Pour creme over the apples and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for 45 minutes until filling is set and apples Are nicely browned and puffy.
Serves 8.