Apple tart on a shortcrust pastry base
A soft and delicious apple pie on a buttery biscuit base, with a citrus zest and apricot glaze, an easy recipe for six hungry people.
This apple tart features a soft, buttery pastry flavored with lemon or orange zest. The sliced apples are arranged in a circular pattern, and the tart is then topped with warm apricot jam. This is a comforting and fruity dessert, perfect for a family gathering, serving six people.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time25 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting30 min
- Total1 hr 25 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodFour
- Estimated cost$6.66 $1.11 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- $0.55
- $1.66
- $0.17
- $1.05
- $0.24
- $0.04
- $0.28
- $1.22
- $1.45
Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Take the butter out of the refrigerator in advance so that it softens.
- Grease and flour the baking pan. ≈ 3 min
- Preheat the oven to 160 °C.
- Place the butter in softened form in a mixing bowl and add the sugar. ≈ 3 min
- Mix with a spatula or whisk; the butter should be very soft. ≈ 4 min
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. ≈ 3 min
- Add the flour and yeast, then mix again. ≈ 4 min
- Spread the dough evenly over the bottom of the pan. ≈ 3 min
- Tap the baking tin against the countertop to even out the dough. ≈ 3 min
- Peel the apples, cut them in half, remove the core, and slice them. ≈ 8 min
- Arrange the apples around the entire circumference, starting from the outside. ≈ 3 min
- Once the mold is completely filled, sprinkle a little sugar on top. ≈ 3 min
- Bake.
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes; the pie is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Take the pie out of the oven and let it cool.
- Thin the jam with a little warm water until it reaches a sauce-like consistency. ≈ 4 min
- Spread this sauce over the apples. ≈ 4 min
The bill
Apple tart on a shortcrust pastry base
- butter and flour for the mold$0.55
- 180 g of softened butter$1.66
- 120 to 180g of sugar (depending on your preference)$0.17
- 3 eggs$1.05
- 180 g of sifted flour$0.24
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder (7 g)$0.04
- 1 teaspoon of lemon or orange zest, without the white part$0.28
- 3 to 4 apples$1.22
- 150 ml of apricot or peach jam, or apple jelly$1.45
Total$6.66
that's $1.11 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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