Apple Tart

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2008

Show: Paula's PartyEpisode: How Sweet It Is

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (20)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(20)

Cook Time:
1 hr 15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 55 min

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Ingredients

Crust:

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons sour cream

Filling:

About 6 medium apples, peeled, pitted, and sliced
3 large egg yolks
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Glaze:

1/2 cup apricot preserves or jelly
1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate
Mint, for garnish
Whipped topping, for garnish

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

To make the crust:

Place the flour, butter, and sour cream in a food processor and pulse to combine. When the dough has formed a ball, pat with lightly floured hands into the bottom and sides of an ungreased 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom and 1/2-inch sides, or a round au gratin dish. Bake for about 18 minutes, until the crust is set but not browned. Let cool while preparing the filling.

Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.

To make the filling:

Peel and thickly slice the apples. Arrange the apple slices in overlapping circles on top of the crust, until it's completely covered. Overfill the crust, as apples will shrink during cooking.

Combine the egg yolks, sour cream, sugar, and flour and beat until smooth. Pour the mixture over the apples. Place the tart pan on a baking sheet and bake for about 1 hour, until the custard sets and is pale golden in color. Cover with an aluminum foil tent if the crust gets too dark. Transfer the tart pan to a wire rack to cool. When cool, remove the side wall of the pan.

To make the glaze:

Combine the preserves or jelly and orange juice. Spread with a pastry brush over the top of the warm tart. Serve the tart warm, at room temperature or chilled. Garnish with fresh mint.

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recipe Apple Tart
Alyson Danville, PA 01-23-2010
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Wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have not been a big fan of some Paula Dean dishes in the past because of the heaviness of the dishes and amount of butter. ... However, this dish was very delicious and much on the lighter side for Paula. Overall, the dish was not too sweet and the flavor of the apples was very much in the forefront. It was a little time consuming but extremely easy to make. The crust was a little on the dry side (part of that may have been my oven cooks things a little on the fast side) but the sour cream definitely gave it a unique taste that suited the dish well. The custard had a very light, mild flavor that didn't overwhelm the apples at all. However, my cooking times were different than those listed and it only took about 30-40 minutes for the custard to set. Finally, the only change I made was that I didn't have apricot preserves so I used some orange marmalade for the glaze instead and it worked wonderfully and the flecks of orange peel in the glaze made the dessert look very pretty. Overall, very pleased and will definitely be using this again to use up any apples I may have.Read more
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Vanessa Plymouth, MN 01-08-2010
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Awesome Tart!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this with pears and apples because that was what I had. It turned out a fabulous, delicate, light dessert. Once it... was done, I thought it needed a little salt, so I sprinkled a little from my salt grinder over the glaze, it made it even better. This will definitely go into the regular rotation! Yummy!Read more
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Maria Purdys, NY 12-17-2009
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Delicious and Impressive
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Really easy. I took this to a dinner party and everyone was raving about it. I did need to bake it about 10 minutes longer... than recipe stated. I used regular OJ instead of frozen and Granny Smith apples.Read more
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corrina charlotte, NC 12-12-2009
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Tasty , Tasty, Tasty!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I never leave comments but this apple tart was that good , I had to! Everyone that had some loved it and the first time I... made it my husband and I polished off the whole thing in one night!! thanks Paula!Read more
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carmen Miami, FL 12-01-2009
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love the apple tart
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

It was easy to make and my family loved it..
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andi cincinnati, OH 11-30-2009
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Simple and Delicious
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Have made this twice and will definitely make it again. I used a pre-made frozen crust and did not add the glaze - it was... sweet enough. It made a light and wonderfully creative dessertRead more