Swiss Apple Tart -- Apfelwähe Recipe

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Swiss Apple Tart -- Apfelwähe
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  1. Sift the flour and sugar together into a large mixing bowl. Coat the butter with flour from the bowl to make it easier to handle, and grate it directly onto the flour, using the coarse blade of a cheese grater. As you grate the butter, mix the flakes together with the flour occasionally, using your fingertips, before grating more.
  2. Add the sugar and lemon rind. Using two round-bladed knives, cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles cornmeal.
  3. Mix the egg lightly with a fork and pour over the flour mixture. Using the fork, mix the egg into the flour mixture until well distributed. Then, using your hand, pull the dough gently together into a ball. Knead lightly and briefly on a floured board until the dough forms a cohesive mass. Pat into a flat round and wrap tightly in Saran wrap / plastic wrap / clingflim. Refrigerate for at least an hour before using.
  4. Roll the dough out just thin enough to be about an inch and a half wider than the 10-12 tart pan, and either fold it in two for the move into the pan, or drape it over the rolling pin and move it that way. Carefully tuck the dough down so that it is flat both against the pan's bottom and the fluted sides. Press it gently against the fluting: then trim it off flat by rolling the rolling pin over the top edge. Prick the bottom of the crust-to-be with a fork.
  5. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  6. Sprinkle the bottom of the pastry-lined pan/tin with the ground almonds. Combine the cinnamon, sugar and lemon zest in a small bowl.
  7. Peel, core and quarter the apples. Slice them very thin (you may want to use a mandoline-type vegetable slicer for this), toss them together with the cinnamon-sugar-zest mixture, and then arrange them in concentric circles on top of the ground almonds. Flake the butter on top.
  8. Mix the cornstarch well with about three tablespoonsful of the cream: then add this to the rest of the custard ingredients and mix well.
  9. Put the pastry in the oven and bake for fifteen minutes.
  10. When this time has elapsed, stir up the custard ingredients well one more time, then pour enough custard into the pastry to fill it to the top.
  11. Close the oven and bake for another 30 minutes. (If the pastry was showing too much browning at the 15-minute stage, you might want to decrease the heat just a little.)
  12. At the end of the 30 minutes, wiggle the pan a little to make sure that the custard's set. If it is, remove and allow to cool on a rack. If it isn't, give it another five or ten minutes, but no more. The custard usually puffs up while baking: when it collapses after you remove it from the oven, don't worry - it's supposed to do that.
  13. The apfelwähe can be served hot, warm, or cold. Add whatever sides you prefer with an apple dessert - pouring cream, more custard, a sharp cheese.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 683.24 Kcal (2861 kJ)
Calories from fat 420.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.76g 72%
Cholesterol 228.16mg 76%
Sodium 125.89mg 5%
Potassium 243.4mg 5%
Total Carbs 58.13g 19%
Sugars 28.49g 114%
Dietary Fiber 3.16g 13%
Protein 11.71g 23%
Vitamin C 6.1mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 104.1mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 359.68 Kcal (1506 kJ)
Calories from fat 221.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.62g 72%
Cholesterol 120.11mg 76%
Sodium 66.27mg 5%
Potassium 128.13mg 5%
Total Carbs 30.6g 19%
Sugars 15g 114%
Dietary Fiber 1.67g 13%
Protein 6.16g 23%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 0.8mg 9%
Calcium 54.8mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.9
    Points
  • 19
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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