Baking!
Pink Lady Apples
and
Little Apple and Custard Tartelettes
I was very lucky to win a fabulous Magimix LeDuo Juicer courtesy of Pink Lady Apples and The Pink Whisk’s monthly challenge recently and although I have not put it to full use just yet, I have devised a Pink Lady recipe, with the help of my mum, who baked these little tartelettes whilst I was in my sick bed!
These are simplicity itself to bake and are so pretty I think ~ the pink hue of the apples intensifies on poaching. Mum made them in two different shape tins and sprinkled toasted almonds over half of the batch. The home-made shortcrust pastry has some ground almonds added which makes the pastry very short and crumbly, but delicious; hidden under the custard and apples is an extra surprise ~ some marzipan. The combination of all the ingredients is reminiscent of a Danish Pastry but much lighter and not as fatty.
The apples can be poached ahead of time and the juice is then boiled to provide a thickened glaze that is painted over the apples on the tartelettes. The pastry is baked blind before the marzipan and the custard is added, so they are custard tarts but not baked custard tarts. These little tartelettes would make a very elegant addition to the tea table and I must admit to smiling when I saw them all sitting happily, very much in the pink on the cake stand!
I am sure you can use any other eating apples, but the colour of these Pink Lady apples really added something special and these would be fun to serve at a “girls get together” or even for a charity Think Pink coffee morning. They are best eaten in the day that they are made, as the custard and apples makes the pastry go soft, but these were still crisp and crumbly six hours after making them.
Pink Lady
Little Apple and Custard Tartelettes
(Makes 12 Tartelettes)
Ingredients:
8 ozs (225g) shortcrust pastry:
(made with 1 oz (25g) ground almonds, 7 ozs (175g) plain flour and 4 ozs of butter or margarine)
1/2 pint (300ml) ready made cooled custard
6 ozs (150g) marzipan
3 Pink Lady apples, cored and finely sliced
1/4 pint (150ml) water
2 ozs (50g) white caster sugar
2 oz (50g) flaked almonds, toasted
Method:
Cut out 12 pastry circles/shapes and line a patty tin or a muffin tin with the pastry circles/shapes, then bake them blind in a pre-heated oven, 190C/375F for 10 minutes until the pastry is golden brown.
Whilst the pastry is baking, simmer the apple slices in the water with the sugar over a low heat until they are soft but still retain their shape. Drain the apples and set to one side, and continue to cook the sugar syrup over a low to medium heat until it has thickened and reduced by half.
Cut the marzipan into 12 small portions and roll out slightly ~ place in the bottom of the pre-cooked pastry shells. Pour over the custard, and then arrange the cooked apples slices over the top.
Paint the thickened apple syrup over the apple slices and then sprinkle with toasted almonds. Ease the tartelettes out of the patty/muffin tin and arrange them on a cake stand. Best eaten on the same day.
That’s it from a Wold’s Kitchen today, I will be back later with more treats to share, and thanks so much for all of your warm get well wishes!
Karen
Neesie Natters says
These Pink Lady Tartelettes look so tasty and beautifully baked.
I love the pinkness and your photos are so appealing I could just take a bite!
Congrats on winning the Magimix LeDuo Juicer too. I bet that brought a smile to your face 😀
Neesie Natters says
These Pink Lady Tartelettes look so tasty and beautifully baked.
I love the pinkness and your photos are so appealing I could just take a bite!
Congrats on winning the Magimix LeDuo Juicer too. I bet that brought a smile to your face 😀
Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes says
Lucky you winning the juicer! Those Pink Lady apples look delicious as does the entire appetizer! I'll be making these! Thanks for sharing a fabulous recipe!
Marie says
Congrats on the win Karen! Those tarts look fabulous too. I love apple anything and so does Todd! xxoo
PS Hope you feel better soon.
A Trifle Rushed says
Karen they look so dainty, and pink, my five year old will love them (she only eats pink lady apples!).
I'm glad your feeling better. Looking forward to seeing you this week! Jude x
Thrifty Household says
I love the fizziness of pink lady apples so combining it with pastry & custard sounds even more wonderful! They look very pretty too.
Janice says
Oh they are so pretty.
Jacqueline says
I love pink lady apples and these are so pretty as Janice says. They sound delicious. Well apart from the marizipan. It is one of the few things I cannot stand along with liquorice and aniseed. Bleugh!
Jenny Eatwell says
There is nothing about these tartlets that would give me pause – but when you said "marzipan", that was it – I was totally sold.
Can I borrow your Mum, when she's got a moment? LOL
La Table De Nana says
They are beautiful..the photos too..love the Shabby Chic background:0
i don't know why but your lovely blog has been slow for me to load.I wonder if it is my connection?~
Kentish Keg-Meg says
These tartlets look scrumptious.
Hope you are making a speedy recovery.
Brownieville Girl says
Like Jac, I'd leave the marzipan out, but otherwise these look delicious (and really pretty).
Hope you are much better.
Annie @ knitsofacto says
These look delicious!
Hope you're feeling lots better x
Love my word verification … handie! Which you most definitely are in the kitchen, and your blog most definitely is as a source of lovely recipes.
Gloria says
These look amazing!! Love the pictures!! gloria
Baking Addict says
Congratulations again on your win. I love the colour of the apples and these tartlettes are just too cute to eat! Not that I would say no of course. Hope you're feeling better 🙂
Heather says
These look so dainty and delicious! Love their rosey color too~
Working london mummy says
these look beautiful! and sound delicious. well done on winning the juicer!