Sunday, December 23, 2012

Tarte aux pommes

Apple pie is probably my favorite dessert, followed closely by a perfect strawberry tart. I made this apple tart on Friday to serve as my birthday cake. The filling is a compote of apples made with cognac, ground cinnamon and cloves. Over that I arranged the apple slices. The top is painted with an apricot glaze.

My favorite apple pie. The apples are Galas, I believe.

The crust is my standard pâte brisée (short crust) made with butter. We served it with a bit of sweetened cream. Yum!

14 comments:

  1. Yum indeed. And you do such a beautiful job of placing the apples!

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  2. OMB, I wish I could reach thru the screen for a slice; looks dee-lish! :)

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  3. It's beautiful! Mine never look that pretty.

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  4. Well, now, that is just absolutely, unbelievably gorgeous!

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  5. Never go wrong with that combo!!
    Best wishes Ivan

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  6. Looks yummy as do all of your pastries, Walt!
    Did you have some leftovers for le petite déjeuner aujourd'hui? Some desserts are nice for the next day's breakfast, too!

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  7. what a beautiful pie! Pauline

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  8. You guys seriously need to start your own cooking show!

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  9. That's one great looking birthday cake!!!

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  10. indeed, it looks too lovely to eat. what artwork!

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