Apple and Meringue Tart
A combination of crispy pastry, juicy fragrant apples, and airy meringue. A wonderful dessert! Sour apple varieties are recommended (Granny Smith were used in the recipe). This amount of ingredients makes 6–8 servings.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 6
- Recipe difficulty
- 4 / 5
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- butter 100 g
- egg yolk 3
- sugar 30-50 g
- flour 200-230 g
- apple 500 g
- sugar 30-50 g
- ground cinnamon 1 tsp
- butter 30 g
- egg white 3
- sugar 150 g
Instructions
Filling Preparation
Step 1 of 18
Peel and core the apples. Cut them into cubes.
Step 2 of 18
Melt the butter.
Step 3 of 18
Add the apples to it.
Step 4 of 18
Add sugar.
Step 5 of 18
Add cinnamon.
Step 6 of 18
Mix everything together.
Step 7 of 18
Stew until the apples are soft. Let it cool.
Pastry Preparation
Step 8 of 18
Cream the butter and sugar.
Step 9 of 18
Add the egg yolks.
Step 10 of 18
Mix the mixture.
Step 11 of 18
Add flour and knead the dough.
Step 12 of 18
Lightly grease a baking pan with butter (in this case, 22 cm in diameter). Spread the dough into it, level the surface, and form the edges.
Step 13 of 18
Cover with baking parchment.
Step 14 of 18
Place a weight (beans were used). Put it in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 15–20 minutes.
Meringue Preparation
Step 15 of 18
Beat the egg whites.
Step 16 of 18
Add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
Step 17 of 18
Spread the apples over the baked crust.
Step 18 of 18
Top the apples with meringue. Place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. Bake for 10–15 minutes.