Apple Crumble Tart

Apples are sliced, piled onto puff pastry, and covered with a sweet ground almond crumb mixture in this elegant dessert. It's served with a warm wine sauce (sabayon or zabaglione).

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 401 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• ½ (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 3 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
• ⅜ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅜ cup chopped blanched almonds
• 3 tablespoons butter, chilled
• ⅓ cup dry Marsala wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

In a small bowl, mix flour, almonds, 1/2 cup sugar, and cinnamon together. Add chilled butter and vanilla extract. Cut together with a pastry blender until small crumbs form. Set aside.

Step 3

Unfold pastry and cut into a 10-inch circle. Place on a large, ungreased baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Arrange apples in the center of the pastry, leaving a 1/2 inch wide border of pastry. Spoon almond topping gently over the apples, being careful it doesn't spill over the edges of the pastry.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until the pastry is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

Step 5

To make the sabayon, whisk egg yolks and 3 tablespoons sugar in a heatproof bowl or the top of a double boiler. Heat over simmering water, beating mixture constantly with a handheld electric mixer. When foamy, add the marsala; continue to beat until the mixture begins to thicken. Do not overcook, or the mixture will curdle. Remove from heat. Serve warm over the apple tart.