Alsatian-Style Apple and Cream Tart
- pate brisee
- raw rice for weighting the shell
- 4 Granny Smith apples (about 2 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- a pinch of cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unslated butter, cut into bits
- 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Roll out the dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface and fit it into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim.
- Prick the shell with a fork and chill it for at least 30 minutes or, covered, overnight.
- Line the shell with foil, fill the foil with the rice, and bake the shell in the lower third of a preheated 425F.
- oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove the foil and the rice carefully, bake the shell 10 minutes more, or until it is pale golden, and let it cool in the pan on a rack.
- In a bowl stir together the apples, peeled, cored, and cut into eighths, the lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons of the sugar and toss the mixture until the apples are coated well.
- In a large bowl whisk together the yolks, the cream, 2 1/2 tablespoons of the remaining sugar, a pinch of salt, and the vanilla and stir in the raisins.
- Arrange the apples decoratively in the shell, pour the cream mixture over them, and sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon over it.
- Bake the tart in the middle of a preheated 375F.
- oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until the apples are tender when pierced with a cake tester, let it cool in the pan on a rack, and remove the rim.
- In a large bowl blend the flour, the butter, the vegetable shortening, and the salt until the mixture resembles meal.
- Add 2 tablespoons ice water, toss the mixture until the water is incorporated, adding more ice water if necessary to form a dough, and form the dough into a ball.
- Dust the dough with flour and chill it, wrapped in wax paper, for 1 hour.
pate brisee, rice, apples, lemon juice, sugar, egg yolks, heavy cream, vanilla, golden raisins, cinnamon, flour, butter, cold vegetable shortening, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/alsatian-style-apple-and-cream-tart-13206 (may not work)