Open Face Apple
Tart
2 lbs. of apples,
1 cupful of currants and sultana raisins,
2 oz. of chopped almonds,
sugar to taste,
1 teaspoonful of ground cinnamon or the rind of 1/2 lemon
(which latter should be removed after cooking with the
apples),
12 oz. or Allinson fine wheatmeal,
4-1/2 oz. of butter.
Pare, core, and cut up the apples; stew them in very little
water, only just enough to keep from burning; when nearly done
add the currants, sultanas, almonds, cinnamon, and sugar; let
all simmer together until the apples have become a pulp; let
the fruit cool; make a paste of the meal, butter, and a little
water; roll it out and line a round, flat dish with it, and
brush the paste over with white of eggs; turn the apple mixture
on the paste; cut the rest of the paste into strips 3/8 of an
inch wide, and lay them over the apples in diamond shape, each
1 inch from the other, so as to make a kind of trellis
arrangement of the pastry. If enough paste is left, lay a thin
strip right round the dish to finish off the edge, mark it
nicely with a fork or spoon, and bake the tart for ¾ hour.
Serve with white sauce or custard.
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