Country Apple Tart with Spiced Brown Butter

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"This large rustic tart has hints of anise, cinnamon and clove, spices that are also found in the noted honey cake of Burgundy, pain d'épice...."

INGREDIENTS
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 large egg yolks, beaten to blend
 
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
5 1/2 pounds medium Braeburn or Golden Delicious apples (about 15), peeled, cored, quartered
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
6 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 large vanilla bean, split lengthwise
6 whole cloves
3 whole star anise*
1 cinnamon stick
 
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
 
Vanilla ice cream
 
* Brown star-shaped seed pods available at Asian markets and specialty foods stores and in the spice section of some supermarkets.
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