Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Rhubarb, Apple and Hazelnut Tart Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 6:

• 2 tbsp flour

• 8 1/2 oz 1250g1 pie crust dough (refer recipe)

• 3 1/3 oz butter

• 6 oz sugar

• 2 eggs

• 5 1/2 oz flour

• 4 1/2 oz ground hazelnuts

• 2 apples

• 2 stalks of rhubarb

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Method:

1. Working on a floured countertop, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch (5 mm). Line A  buttered and floured tart pan. Chill for 30 min.

2. Soften the remaining butter. Add 3 oz (80g) of sugar. Blend the mixture well. One by one add the eggs. Add the flour and 3 oz (80g) of ground hazelnuts. Set aside.

3. Peel the apples, core them, and cut them into thin slices. Peel the rhubarb and cut it into small pieces. Mix the leftover sugar, cinnamon, and ground hazelnuts together.

4. Preheat the oven to 280-300°F/140-150°C).

5. Arrange altemating layers of apple slices, rhubarb pieces, and the sugar-cinnamon-hazelnut mixture. Top off with the mixture prepared in Step 2.

6. Bake for 45- 50 min. Check for doneness by inserting a knife blade into the center of the cake: it should come out clean.

7. Cool completely before turning out.