Simple, fragrant and appetizing: here's how to prepare a delicious tart among the most classic
Originally from western Asia and known in the old continent since the times of the ancient Romans, the apples they are also a perfect fruit for desserts.
Nutritional values of apples
Rich in water, protein, calcium, phosphorus and vitamins A, B1, B2 and C, apples also contain very little fat. They are allies of our health, as one of the most famous sayings of popular wisdom says, but beware: apples and pears also contain fermentable sugars which can have harmful effects on people with flammable colon.
The apple and cream tart: the ingredients
One of the simplest and most appetizing recipes to prepare with apples is the tart with the cream. You need 400 grams of flour, 300 grams of granulated sugar, a lemon, a spoonful of baking powder, 100 grams of butter, two eggs for the pastry and two more for the custard, half a liter of milk, twenty grams of sugar to icing and two medium-sized apples.
The shortcrust pastry recipe
First, put the butter into small pieces and one hundred grams of sugar in a large bowl. Mix everything well, adding the eggs and grated lemon zest and continuing to mix. Gradually add the sifted flour (about 350 g) together with the yeast: when the pastry it will be smooth and homogeneous, a ball is formed with the mixture made and wrapped in a sheet of cling film, to rest in the refrigerator for about an hour.
Apples and cream together
Meanwhile wash, peel and cut the apples into thin slices, cooking them in a pan for about ten minutes over high heat with three tablespoons of sugar and a few drops of squeezed lemon. At this point, in another bowl (or saucepan) put the egg yolks and the remaining sugar, adding more flour to improve the density of the mixture. Then move on to milk, to be heated slightly and poured, while still hot, into the preparation: mixing again one will be born custard to thicken over low heat until it reaches the desired consistency. Helping you with a rolling pin, then, roll out the dough on a floured pastry board and gently place it inside a cake pan buttered. Mix the apples with the cream and pour them into the same pan; with the leftover pastry prepare the strips for surface decoration. Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes, let it cool, sprinkle the cake with icing sugar and serve.
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