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Stary Browar Apple Almond Tart

October 16, 2016 by polishhousewife 9 Comments

This was my second effort to recreate an apple almond tart sampled, almost accidentally, in a little pastry shop in Stary Browar (Old Brewery) Mall in Poznań on my very first trip to Poland.  It’s not quite szarlotka, not quite an American apple pie, but you know I love anything with almonds!
Apple almond tart--almond crust topped with glazed apples and a marzipan lattice

We were in the mall, late one evening; some shops were already closing.  We’d been there to have dinner with Ed’s American colleagues. An acquaintance from Tucson, who worked for another company, was meeting us to give us the lay of the land.

We weren’t quit ready to return to our hotel across the street, so we shared a slice of an apple tart and watched the crowds go by.  (My husband had read that some of the best apple pie in the world can be found in Poznań, so we sampled a lot of apple pie in search of the best.)

Apple almond tart

Before we finished it, we knew that this tart was one that we’d want to have again.  I’m glad that we started to analyze and make note of its construction because it wasn’t available on subsequent trips. I popped in a couple of times to check and never saw it again.

The first time I made this was for extended family at Christmas. Later that year, my brother, who is an excellent cook, called to get the recipe.  The fact that he wanted to serve this to guests was flattering and confirmation that I was on to something special with this apple almond tart!
I hope you will love this apple almond tart as much as we do.
Smacznego!
Lois
 
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Stary Browar Apple Almond Tart

  • Author: Polish Housewife
  • Category: Dessert
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Description

A wonderful almond crust, topped with glazed apples and a marzipan lattice.


Ingredients

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for crust

  • 1/2 cup almond slices
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, chilled
  • 1 egg yolk, beaten

for filling

  • 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • apricot preserves
  • 1 tube marzipan

Instructions

for crust

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Spread almond slices out in baking sheet, bake about 5 minutes or until golden brown
  3. In food processor, with steel blade, process toasted almonds and sugar, until finely ground
  4. Add flour, powdered sugar, and salt, process just a few seconds to combine
  5. With processor running, add butter one tablespoon at a time, run until incorporated
  6. Add egg yolk
  7. This should provide enough moisture to make the ingredients come together in a ball of dough
  8. Pat dough into a 9 inch buttered tart pan (pan with removable side)
  9. Prick dough with fork, bake about 20 minutes at 350
  10. Cool

for filling

  1. In a saucepan, combine apples, water, sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon
  2. Simmer until apples are tender but still holding their shape. (I usually like to use two kinds of apples in a pie, but the softer, sweeter apples tended to go mushy, so I’m sticking to Granny Smiths with this tart.)
  3. Drain apples
  4. Place apples in crust
  5. Heat apricot preserves (I ended up using about half of a 23 oz. jar)
  6. Strain preserves, generously brush this hot, thin, apricot jelly over the apples
  7. Roll out marzipan to 1/8 inch; cut into long thin strips
  8. Top apples with a marzipan lattice, made by laying out the strips in a criss-cross pattern
  9. Broil or brown with a torch until the marzipan just begins to change color
  10. Chill until serving

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An American food blogger living in Poznan, Poland.

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Comments

  1. Anonymous

    December 23, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    if you are still in Poznań go to Ptasie Radio and try brownie. It’s Kosciuszki street. it’s close from old brewery.
    Have nice cake.
    borys

    Reply
  2. Lois B

    December 23, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    Thanks for the tip, Borys. I expect to be there again during 2010 and will give it a try!

    Reply
  3. MaryMoh

    December 31, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    That’s a very delicious-looking apple tart. Would love a big slice…mmmm. Happy New Year!

    Reply
  4. Suzie-Q

    May 20, 2010 at 1:31 am

    Ya know, Cuz, either you’re going to have to start Fed-Exing me some of this food or I’m going to have to stop reading your blog. It’s utter torment!!!

    Reply
  5. Lois B

    May 20, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    Sue, I see another alternative. Road trip!

    Reply
  6. Suzie-Q

    May 21, 2010 at 1:31 am

    You live in Arizona, right? Thank goodness I’ve got my papers!

    Reply
  7. David

    October 19, 2016 at 8:04 am

    Looks amazing! Apple and almond are a wonderful combination we don’t see here in the States too often.

    Reply
    • polishhousewife

      October 20, 2016 at 5:53 am

      Thank you, David! Now that you mention it, it’s not a combo that I’ve seen much.

      Reply

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