Baking 101. Day 7

Apple Tarts! We are learning about pate brisee and pate sucree this week. So this whole week will be pies and tarts. These apple tarts have pate sucree crust. They are fun to make AND they are delicious =)

Pate Sucree.

Butter 7.5 oz

Powdered Sugar 3 0z

Salt 0.06 oz

Lemon Zest 0.06 oz

Vanilla extract

Eggs 3 0z

Pastry flour 12 0z.

Mixing:

Cream together butter, P. sugar, salt, lemon zest, vanilla until you get a smooth paste.

Add eggs slowly.

Mix in flour just until combined.

Let chill before you roll it out.

Almond Cream.

Butter 3 oz

Sugar 3 0z

lemon zest 0.03 oz

Whole egg 1 ea.

Yolk 1 ea.

Vanilla 2 tsp.

Powdered almonds 3 0z

Cake flour 1 0z

Mixing:

Cream together butter, sugar, and zest.

Add egg, yolk, and vanilla in slowly.

Stir in almonds and flour.

Tarts:

Roll out sucree. place in tart shells.

Scoop 1 scoop of almond cream into shells.

Shingle sliced apples on top.