Gateau Aux Pommes Recipes

CLASSIC FRENCH TARTE AUX POMMES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients for the dough.
• In a small bowl, mix the flour, sugar, and salt.
• Using a pastry cutter , large-tined fork, or a food processor on pulse setting, cut the chilled butter into the flour until it resembles coarse sand with a few pea-sized pieces of butter still visible.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the cold water onto the mixture and toss a few times gently, just until starts to hold together. Add another tablespoon of cold water if necessary; the dough should hold together when squeezed but not be so wet it's sticky.
• Gather the dough into a ball, flatten into a thick disk shape, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for several hours before working with it. Make the Frangipane
• Gather the ingredients for the frangipane.
• Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer (or use a handheld mixer) and cream together.
• Add the almond meal and mix to combine.
• Add the egg yolk and vanilla, gently beating until all is mixed.
• Finish by adding the flour and combining until well mixed. Refrigerate until ready to use. Assemble and Bake
• Gather remaining ingredients along with the dough and frangipane. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough a circle large enough to fit a 9-inch or 10-inch fluted tart pan. It should be about 11 to 12 inches wide and 1/8 inch thick.
• Lay the dough into the tart pan and press it into the bottom and up the sides.
• Roll the rolling pin across the top of the pan to trim off the excess dough. Chill the pastry for 20 minutes.
• Place the tart pan on a baking sheet.
• Spread the frangipane evenly over the bottom of the chilled pastry shell, arrange the apple slices in a fan or spiral shape over the frangipane, and bake the tart for 12 to 15 minutes until the crust begins to turn golden brown.
• Reduce the heat to 350 F and continue cooking for 20 to 30 minutes until the apples are tender, but not overly soft, and the frangipane is cooked through and not sticky. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow the apple tart to cool for 10 minutes.
• Brush the melted apricot jelly over the warm apples and serve the tart at room temperature.

JULIA CHILD'S TARTE AUX POMMES RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• 1) Preheat oven to 375F. Quarter, core, and peel the apples. Cut enough to make 3 cups into 1/8-inch lengthwise slices and toss them in a bowl with the lemon juice and sugar. Reserve them for the top of the tart. 2) Cut the rest of the apples into rough slices. You should have about 8 cups. Place in a pan and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. 3) Beat in apricot jam, Calvados, sugar, butter, and cinnamon. Raise heat and boil, stirring, until applesauce is thick enough to hold in a mass in the spoon. 4) Spread the applesauce in the pastry shell. Cover with a neat, closely overlapping layer of sliced apples arranged in concentric circles. 5) Bake in upper third of preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until the apples have browned lightly and are tender. Slide the tart onto a serving dish and paint over it with a light coating of apricot glaze. Serve warm or cold with whipping cream or a scoop of ice cream.

THE APPLE LADY'S APPLE CAKE (GATEAU AUX POMMES DE LA REINE DES POMMES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Butter a 9-inch springform pan and set it aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and sea salt, and stir to blend. Add the vanilla extract, eggs, oil, and milk, and stir until well blended. Add the apples and stir to thoroughly coat them with the batter.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake pan. Place the pan in the center of the oven and bake until fairly firm and golden, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the topping: In a small bowl, combine the sugar, egg, and melted butter, and stir to blend. Set it aside.
• Remove the cake from the oven and pour the topping mixture over it. Return the cake to the oven and bake until the top is a deep golden brown and the cake feels quite firm when pressed with a fingertip, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the cake pan to a rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Then run a knife around the sides of the pan, and release and remove the springform side, leaving the cake on the pan base. Serve at room temperature, cut into thin wedges.

GATEAU AUX POMMES

Steps:

• 1/ Préchauffer le four à 180°C. Beurrer un moule peu profond de 20 cm de diamètre. Évider les pommes et les couper en quatre. Avec un couteau pointu, émincer chaque quartier en tranches très fines. Couvrir d'eau froide pour éviter qu'elles ne noircissent. 2/ Mélanger le beurre dans un bol avec le sucre. Ajouter l'oeuf et bien mélanger. Incorporer à la cuillère la farine et le lait dans le mélange au beurre. Verser la préparation dans le moule préparé et lisser la surface. 3/ Disposer les pommes égouttées, en les faisant se chevaucher légèrement, autour du bord du gâteau. Cuire 20 minutes, ou jusqu'à ce qu'une aiguille insérée au cœur du gâteau ressorte sèche. Badigeonner le dessus du gâteau de beurre fondu et saupoudrer de sucre. Servir chaud.