Woman's Day
Ingredients
Filling
Method
1.Combine flour and icing sugar in a food processor. Pulse to combine. Add butter, pulsing until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg and process until pastry forms a ball around the blades. Remove and wrap in plastic wrap. Rest in fridge for 30 minutes.
2.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C. Lightly grease a 23 cm loose bottomed flan pan.
3.Roll pastry out between two sheets of baking paper until 3-4mm thick. Ease into pan. trimming edges. Chill for 15-20 minutes.
4.Line pastry case with baking paper and place on an oven tray. Bake blind for 15 minutes. Remove paper and weights and bake uncovered for 5 minutes.
5.Meanwhile, to make filling; heat milk and cream in a saucepan on medium until almost boiling. Remove from heat. In a small bowl whisk sugar, yolks, custard powder and vanilla together. Gradually whisk in milk mixture until smooth. Pour into case.
6.Toss apples in lemon juice. Arrange apple in a circular pattern to cover filling, overlapping slices. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until set. Cool.
We used a mandolin to slice the apple, which gives this visually pleasing effect.
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