---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Alsace Apple Tart
 Categories: Fruits, Pies
      Yield: 1 Tart
 
           Pastry:
  1 1/3 c  Flour
      1 pn Salt
      7 tb Unsalted butter;
           - cut in small pieces
      2 tb Sugar
      1    Egg yolk
      3 tb Ice water (approximate)
           Filling:
      2 lb Macintosh apples
      3 tb Lemon juice
      3    Eggs
    1/2 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Whipping cream
    1/2 ts Vanilla
 
  Pastry:
  
  Sift flour and salt into large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture
  resembles bread crumbs. With a fork, lightly mix in sugar, egg
  yolk, and enough ice water to make a dough. Press into a ball and
  wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
  
  On a floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 9" springform pan,
  including sides. Place dough in pan without stretching. Pierce
  bottom with fork. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  
  Filling:
  
  Peel, quarter, and core apples. Thinly slice each quarter several
  times without cutting all the way through. Sprinkle with lemon
  juice. Arrange apples in pastry shell. In a medium bowl, beat eggs
  and sugar until pale and creamy. Add cream and vanilla. Pour egg
  mixture over apples. Bake 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and
  bake 25 minutes longer or until custard filling is firm.
 
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