Kentish Apple Tart Recipe

Ingredients for Kentish Apple Tart:

• 6 oz shortcrust pastry
• 2 large cooking apples
• 3 oz sugar
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 2 oz softened butter
• rind and juice of one lemon

Method for Kentish Apple Tart:

1. Line a pie plate/flan dish with the pastry.
2. Grate 2 large cooking apples into a basin, add the sugar, beaten egg, butter and the rind and juice of the lemon.
3. Mix well.
4. Put this mixture into the pastry case.
5. Bake at 375ºF, 190ºC, gas mark 5, Fan oven about 170º, for about 35 minutes.

Hope you enjoy. I leave the apple mix loose in the pastry case (if you know what I mean) and let the top get lovely and crisp and golden.

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