sweet essentials: apple & caramel tart

How To Make sweet essentials: apple & caramel tart

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  THE TART CRUST
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  Gather Your Ingredients.
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  Rub the butter on the bottom and sides of a 9-inch (23cm) tart pan.
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  Add the crust, and blind bake in a preheated oven.
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  Chef’s Note: You have many choices for the tart crust. You could make you own pie dough, or you could pick up a store-bought one. You could even make it gluten free. The temperature of the oven, and the length of time you blind-bake the crust will be determined by the recipe you decide on.
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  Remove the crust from the oven, and reserve.
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  THE FILLING
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  Gather your ingredients.
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  Peel, core and dice the apples, and then place in a bowl, and toss with the lemon juice.
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  Chef’s Note: The primary purpose of the lemon juice is to provide an acidic that will keep the apples from turning brown.
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  Add the butter to a sauté pan over medium-high heat.
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  When the foaming subsides add the apples, and the remaining FILLING ingredients.
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  Sauté the apples until they soften and begin to brown, about 5 – 7 minutes.
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  Remove from the heat and allow them to cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
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  Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 350f (175c).
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  Add the cooled apples to the prebaked tart crust.
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  THE TOPPING
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  Gather your ingredients.
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  Whip the egg whites until they begin to turn foamy.
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  Whisk in the sugar.
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  Fold in the toasted almonds.
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  Pour on top of the apple mixture.
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  Place in the preheated oven until the top begins to brown, about 30 minutes.
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  Remove and cool before serving.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Serve with a drizzle of homemade caramel sauce. Enjoy
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  Chef's Tip: If you want the top of the tart to have a nice glaze, simply heat up some apricot preserves in a small pan, and when the tart comes out of the oven, brush the warm preserves on top.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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  ADDITIONAL RECIPES
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  If you are in the market for an excellent crust, please try this one: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/pie/autumn-essentials-super-flaky-pie-tart-crust.html?p=6
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  If you love good homemade caramel sauce, here you go: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/sweet-essentials-homemade-caramel-sauce.html
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