Apple rhubarb tart, "Normand" style
- Yield:6 large servings
- Time:1 hr, 23 mins show details
In France, "tarte Normande" is a type of tart where the fruits are submerged in a vanilla custard filling. It is very good with tangy fruits such as apple and rhubarb :) (don't get fooled by the crappy picture !).
The original recipe (in french) can be found here : marmiton.org/recettes/rec...
Ingredients
- 1Quick puff pastry, or regular puff-pastry, either homemade or store-bought
- 2apples
- 500 gramsrhubarb
- 80 gramssugar
- 25 gramsbutter
- 2eggs
- 20 centilitersliquid cream
- 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
Equipment
- pie dish, 25 to 30 cm in diameter
- pan
- mixing bowl
- clay balls or beans, to par-bake the puff pastry
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Preparation
Preheat the oven to 180°C
- 15 mins
Wash the apples and rhubarb, and dice them.
- 10 mins
Place the puff pastry in a 25-30 cm pie dish and prick it with a fork. Put some weight on top (such as clay balls, or beans) and par-bake the dough for 10 minutes at 180°C.
- 5 mins
Remove the weight and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- 5 mins
While the dough is baking : pour 30 g of sugar in a pan and caramelize it on high heat : simply spread the sugar as evenly as possible on the pan and wait until it melts into an ambered color caramel.
- 10 mins
Add the butter and give a quick stir before adding in the diced apples and rhubarb. Cook until softened.
- 1 min
Pour the fruit mixture on the puff-pastry that was par-baked for 15 minutes.
- 2 mins
Prepare the custard filling. In a bowl, crack two eggs. Add the remaining sugar (50 grams), the liquid cream and the vanilla extract. Mix until combined. Pour the custard filling on the fruit mixture.
- 35 mins
Bake the tart for 35 minutes at 180°C.
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