Individual apple tarts with a base of vanillary apple puree and white chocolate topped with apple slices and glazed with apple jelly. Perfect for picnics, dessert or afternoon tea.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Resting Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Picnics
Cuisine: British
Keyword: apples, pastry, tarts, white chocolate, yoghurt
Rub the butter into the flour with the tips of your fingers until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the yogurt using a flat bladed knife until the mixture clumps together. Bring it together with your hands to form a ball. Cover with a tea towel or plastic bag and leave to rest for an hour before rolling.
260 g wholemeal spelt flour, 150 g salted butter, 3 tbsp natural yoghurt
Roll the shortcrust as thin as possible and line six 10cm tart cases. Blind bake at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for 10 mins.
Apple Filling
Peel, core and dice the windfall apples being sure to cut out any bad bits. Cook over low heat with a splash of water and the vanilla sugar for about 10 minutes or until soft.
4 windfall apples, 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
Remove from the heat and add the chocolate and nutmeg. Stir until the chocolate has dissolved and the apples are roughly pureed. Leave to cool a little. Divide the puree between the six tart cases, ensuring the pastry bottoms are all covered.
30 g vanillary white chocolate, 1 drop nutmeg extract
Quarter and core the dessert apples, then slice thinly. Top the tarts with the apple slices, then sprinkle with a little vanilla sugar.
3 dessert apples
Bake at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for 15 minutes or until the apples are soft and slightly caramelised.
Warm the apple jelly in a pan and brush over the hot apples. Leave the tarts to cool.
1 tbsp apple jelly
Notes
I've given the recipe for my fabulous flaky yoghurt pastry, but you can use whatever shortcrust pastry you prefer.You will only need about ⅓ of the quantity to make six tart cases. Use the rest to make more tarts or something else altogether. It will keep for 3-4 days in the fridge if wrapped in plastic.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They're approximate and will depend on serving size and exact ingredients used.