Brown Butter Apple Tart
A buttery almond crust is layered with tender apples and brushed with spiced brown butter for an elegant tart with warm, nutty, and comforting flavors.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups flour
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup almonds
- ½ cup cold butter cut up
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ tsp each cinnamon and allspice
- 2 eggs beaten
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup apple juice
- ¼ cup cream
- 2 tbsp flour
- 3 medium apples cored and thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Butter a 10 inch tart pan
- In a food processor combine the 11/2 cup flour, almond flour, almonds and brown sugar cover and pulse
- Add the butter pulse until crumbly
- Pat mixture into prepared pan
- Bake 15 minutes
- Meanwhile make the spice brown butter by melting the 1/4 cup butter in a small sauce pan until brown about 10 minutes add the spices and set aside
- For filling mix the eggs, granulated sugar, 2 Tablespoons of flour and the cream
- Pour filling over hot crust bake 15 minutes
- Arrange apples in a circular design overlapping as necessary brush with the brown butter
- Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until apples are tender.