Somerset Apple Tart

Name: Somerset Apple Tart
Yield: Makes one medium tart
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 30g icing sugar; 175g plain flour; 125ml single cream; pinch of salt; For the filling:; 1 medium free-range egg; For the rich sweet shortcrust pastry:; 100g unsalted butter, chilled and diced; 1 medium free-range egg yolk; about 1 tablespoon icy-cold water, to mix; 800–900g Braeburn or Jazz apples (about 5 or 6 large apples); 35g caster sugar OR vanilla caster sugar; 2 tsp Somerset apple brandy or brandy OR 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 tbsp sieved apricot jam OR apricot glaze, warmed; 1 x 23cm fluted, deep, loose-based flan tin; a baking sheet

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This beautiful apple tart from the Great British Bake Off: Big Book of Baking makes a perfect, comforting autumn treat to enjoy with a cup of tea, or as an elegant dinner party dessert. Dial up the decadence by adding apple brandy, or use vanilla for an extra sweet touch.

By: Thehappyfoodie (via Thehappyfoodie)

Original Publish: Sep 3, 2014

Last Updated: Mar 1, 2026

Yields: Makes one medium tart

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