Based on https://www.oogio.net/apple_pie/ , crust recipe is based on the Chocolate "Porcupine" recipe by Micky Shemo: https://shemo.co.il/
Streusel:
- 65 grams sugar
- 80 grams all-purpose flour
- 1/2 stick of unsalted butter, cold, cubed
- pinch of salt
Crust:
- 50 grams sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cold, cubed
- 1 egg
- 210 grams (1 1/2 cups) AP flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- [optional, if mixture is too dry] 1-2 tsp milk
- [optional, if mixture is too soft/wet] 1-2 tsp flour
Almond Cream:
- 100 grams almond flour
- 100 grams sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cold, cubed
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp AP flour
- 1 tbsp milk
Apples:
- 2 large (or 3 medium, or 4-5 tiny) apples - I use Gala.
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- pinch of cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Greek yogurt cream frosting [optional]:
- 150 grams greek yogurt
- 150 ml heavy cream
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla pudding powder
How to make:
- Streusel: Process all ingredients in food processor until crumbs form; transfer to an air-tight container, store in freezer until use.
- Crust dough (no need to clean the food processor bowl/blade! yay!):
- Using a fork, mix together the flower and baking powder until combined.
- Process butter and sugar in a food processor until combined.
- Add egg and 1/4 of the flour mixture, continue processing for a few seconds.
- Add the rest of the flour mixture, continue processing until a single ball of dough is formed; do not over-process; once a dough-ball is formed - stop processing.
- Divide the dough ball to 2 equal parts, flatten each part to a disc (about 1/2 inch thick), wrap each disc in plastic-wrap, and store them in the refrigerator until use, at least 30 min (and up to 24 hours).
- Almond cream (guess what! still no need to clean the food processor bowl/blade! double yay!):
- Process almond flour, sugar and butter in a food processor until crumbs form.
- Add egg, AP flour and milk, and continue to process until a thick cream is formed.
- Transfer cream to a pastry bag (no tip needed).
- Seal top of pastry bag (using e.g. a plastic clip) and store in the refrigerator until ready to use (can be stored safely for a couple of days this way, but make sure to refrigerate immediately, as this mixture contains a raw egg)
- Apples:
- Peel, core and cube the apples.
- Cook all ingredients in a small pot for a few minutes until apples are soften (no need for them to be super soft, they will continue to cook and soften in the oven).
- Remove from heat and drain away the fluids. Let cool to room temperature.
- Tartelette Crusts [can be prepared while apples are cooling]:
- Remove dough discs from refrigerator, let them sit in room temperature for a few minutes.
- Knead one of the discs for a few seconds until it's a bit softer and easier to work with.
- On a generously-flour-dusted surface, roll the disc to a sheet about 3-4 mm thick.
- Using a ~4 inch cookie/biscuit cutter (or small bowl), cut discs out of the dough, and place them in mini-tartelette / standard muffin pan cavities. Using a small glass or your fingers, gently press the center of each disc to the bottom of each cavity; using your fingers, gently press the circumference of the discs to the sides of each cavity.
- [Repeat steps 5.2 - 5.4 above with the other dough disc]
- Using a fork, puncture the bottom of each disc a couple of times (to prevent air-pockets).
- Wrap the entire pan in plastic wrap (or put it in an air-tight freezer-safe container if you have a large enough one) and store in the freezer until ready to bake (at least 1 hour).
- Pre-frosting assembly and baking:
- Pre-heat oven to 340F.
- Remove pan from freezer. Fill the crusts with almond cream (up to about ~1/3 or 1/2 of the crust height).
- Add a layer of the apples mixture on top of the almond cream.
- Sprinkle a generous amount of streusel on top of the apples.
- Bake tartelettes for 25-35 minutes until golden.
- Remove from oven and let cool down to room temperature.
- [optional] Frosting [can be prepared while tartelettes are in the oven]:
- Whip all frosting ingredients in a mixer with a whipping-balloon attachment until firm.
- Fill a pastry bag with a smooth or star tip attached.
- Put the pastry bag in a high glass (or keep it in the high glass or whatever vessel you probably used anyway for filling the pastry bag) and seal the top of the bag (using a plastic clip or similar). Put in the refrigerator until ready to use (while in the fridge, the frosting cream will further firm as the pudding powder kicks in - this will help the frosting to hold its shape better once frosted on the tartelettes).
- Once the baked tartelettes are cooled down: At this point, it is recommended to transfer the tartelettes to the container in which you intend to store them, and/or the serving platter on which you intend to serve them (it's easier and less messy to move around non-frosted tartelettes compared to moving around frosted tartelettes... trust me).
- Frost each tartelette with the frosting cream (no need to use a lot of frosting on each tartelette, a small amount goes a long way, the tartelettes are super-rich as is even without any frosting).
- [optional] Dust a bit of cinnamon on top of the frosting for extra decoration.
- Enjoy! Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Highly recommend to consume within 2-3 days, after that - the crust may become soggy.