Irish apple tart

Name: Irish apple tart
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 200 grams golden raisins or sultana; 100 milliliters 3½fl oz Irish single-malt whiskey, plus an extr1 tablespoon for apples; 250 grams demerara sugar; 2 kgs cooking apple, peeled and cored; 1 small knob butter; 1 cinnamon stick, very slightly crushed; 284 milliliters pot whipping cream; 1 egg beaten, with 1 tablespoon milk; 500 grams plain flour; 250 grams butter; 100 grams sugar; 2 eggs; 140 grams muscovado sugar; 10 grams Maldon sea salt; 3 zest lemon

If you have approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Irish apple tart might be a super lacto ovo vegetarian recipe to try. One serving contains 1062 calories, 11g of protein, and 43g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is an affordable recipe for fans of European food. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for st. patrick day. A mixture of maldon sea salt, irish single-malt whiskey, demerara sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It works well as a dessert.

Instructions

To make the savoury sugar, heat oven to 140C/fan 160C/gas

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Sugar

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Oven

Scatter the muscovado sugar, Maldon sea salt and lemon zest over a baking sheet, then leave in the oven for 15 mins to dry out. Leave to cool, then blitz in a blender. Pass through a large-holed sieve to remove any big lumps, then set aside.

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Muscovado Sugar

Lemon Zest

Sea Salt

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Baking Sheet

Blender

Sieve

Oven

For the pastry, pulse the flour and butter together in a food processor until you have the texture of breadcrumbs.

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Breadcrumbs

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Food Processor

Add the sugar and eggs and pulse until everything comes together. Wrap the pastry with cling film and chill.

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Sugar

Egg

Wrap

Tip the raisins into a pan with the whisky, and add 1 tsp of the sugar. Bring to a simmer, then leave to one side.

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Raisins

Whiskey

Sugar

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Frying Pan

Cut the apples into large wedges and melt the butter in a heavy-based pan. Toss the apples in the butter, then add half the demerara sugar, the cinnamon stick and a healthy splash of whiskey. Cook the apples for 3-4 mins until coloured, then place in a sieve to drain away excess juices.

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Cinnamon Stick

Demerara Sugar

Whiskey

Apple

Butter

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Sieve

Frying Pan

Turn oven up to 160C/fan 140C/gas

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Oven

Grease and flour a 28cm baking ring.

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All Purpose Flour

Roll two-thirds of the pastry to the thickness of a 1 coin and line the ring. Chill for at least 20 mins. Prick pastry with a fork, then bake blind in the oven for around 10 mins.

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Roll

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Oven

Brush with beaten egg, then return to the oven for 5 mins. Repeat this process again, cooking for another 5 mins this will keep the pastry crisp. Leave to cool, then add the apple and raisin mixtures reserving any whiskey that has not been absorbed by the raisins.

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Raisins

Whiskey

Apple

Egg

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Oven

Roll a lid for the tart with the remaining pastry and place on top of the tart, egg washing to secure edges. Prick the top to release steam, egg wash the top of the pastry and sprinkle with the remaining demerara sugar. Turn oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and cook for 20 mins, until the top is golden.

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Demerara Sugar

Roll

Egg

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Oven

Put the apple tart on a large board. Lightly whip the cream and add the raisin whiskey to taste.

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Whiskey

Raisins

Apple

Cream

Serve the spiced sugar in a bowl on the side to sprinkle over.

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Sugar

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Bowl

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Servings:

200grams

golden raisins or sultana 100milliliters

3½fl oz Irish single-malt whiskey, plus an extr1 tablespoon for apples 250grams

demerara sugar 2kgs

cooking apple, peeled and cored 1small knob

butter 1

cinnamon stick, very slightly crushed 284milliliters

pot whipping cream 1

egg beaten, with 1 tablespoon milk 500grams

muscovado sugar 10grams

Maldon sea salt 3

zest lemon

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Moscato Dasti, Port

Tart works really well with Cream Sherry, Moscato d'Asti, and Port. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. One wine you could try is NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.