Ingredients:
3 cups of plain flour
250 gr butter
pinch of salt
1/4 cup of caster sugar
ice water
7 Granny smit apples
1 teaspoon of Cinnamon
3 tablespoons of sugar
1 cup of sultanas
2 cups of milk
4 heaped tablespoons of custard powder
2 tablespoons of sugar
3 drops of vanilla extract
Directions:
Peel the apples and chop into even small pieces
Add 1 tablespoon of water and the sugar
Place in microwave for 10 minutes on high
Remove from microwave and add the sultanas and cinnamon and mix. Leave to cool
To make the pastry-
In a bowl mix the flour with the salt. Cut the cold butter into small cubes and add to the flour. Crumble the butter and flour with the tips of your fingers.
When combined add the sugar. Grease a spring form baking tin and line the bottom with baking paper
Press the crumbled pastry into the spring form evenly and onto the sides.
Take remainder of pastry and add 1-2 tablespoons of ice water and knead into a ball.
Roll out the pastry and cut even strips to line the top of the apple tart.
To make the custard:
Place all ingredients into a small saucepan and bring to a boil all the while stirring
The custard should be thicker than store bought custard
Leave to cool a little
To assemble:
Place a layer of the apple on the crumbled pastry spring form. Then a layer of the custard then finish of with the apple.
Decorate the top with strips of pastry. Brush pastry top with a little water and sprinkle white sugar over the top.
Place in the middle of the oven and bake in 180 degrees Celsius for abut 50-60 minutes or until golden brown.
Before serving sift some icing sugar over the top.
