We went to Intermarché today and as usual spent many a lingering minute drooling over the tarts and gateaux in the bakery department. The patisserie selection is stunning here. Beautifully presented, shiny, colourful, fruity, light and healthy looking. From apricot flans to cherry tarts to the classic apple tart. Sometimes with a custard/crème anglaise base, sometimes a compôte base. Always with meticulously and perfectly placed fruit, that has us ‘ooh’ing’ and ‘aah’ing’ and pointing and salivating!
In fact, so inspired was I, that I came home, shunted the children off to footy and riding and made one of my own.
It was lovely, well received and so easy to make.
Brief description follows:
Line pastry base with cheats’, ready-made pastry, bake blind in hot oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Cover pastry base with a generous few dollops of apple compote, arrange, very neatly and precisely (for that extra dash of authenticity) peeled and sliced apple slices, sprinkle on pre-prepared crumble mix and flaked almonds, sprinkle with sugar and put in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes until browned.
Serve hot or cold with pouring cream, squirty cream or ice-cream. Delicious!
