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Classic Apple Tart with Frangipane
Photo: Matheus Cenali

Classic Apple Tart with Frangipane

17 ingredients Serves 8. openrecipes
Classic Apple Tart with Frangipane

This beautiful rustic dessert offers the complementary flavors of tart apples on a base of sweet-and-nutty almond paste known as frangipane. Use a mandoline to cut the apples into thin, uniform slices.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

827
Calories
21g
Protein
19g
Fat
142g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 Tbs. very cold water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 8 Tbs. (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 3/4 cup blanched almonds, lightly toasted
  • 1/3 cup plus 2 Tbs. sugar
  • 1/8 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp. almond extract
  • 1 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
  • 4 Granny Smith apples, cored, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick on a mandoline
  • 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup apricot preserves, warmed and strained through a fine-mesh sieve

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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