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Tarte à l'coloche

This is a tart from northern France combining apples with caramel.

The name in the ch'ti dialect means "bubble tart", on account of the bubbles made by the caramel while it is cooking.

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Last modified on: October 20^th 2021

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For 3 tarts, you will need:

1 1 kg 50 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée)
2 225 g caster sugar
3 240 g cream
4 6 eggs
5 240 g brown sugar
6 900 g Stewed apple (compote)
7 2 kgs 400 g apple
8 150 g butter
9 150 g brown sugar
Total weight: 5,655 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
47 min.	1 hour	1 hour 47 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

The pastry case

Roll out 1 kg 50 g Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée) to 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick and line a 10-inch (26 cm) tin or ring. Leave the spare pastry overhanging around the edge, then sit the tin on a baking sheet and refrigerate until needed.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare a light caramel with 225 g caster sugar (follow these tips).

Stage 3 - 2 min.

When the caramel has cooled slightly (2 or 3 minutes off the heat), add 240 g cream and mix well.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

The filling mixture

Put 6 eggs and 240 g brown sugar in a bowl and mix well with a whisk.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Add the caramel and mix again.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Lastly, add 900 g Stewed apple (compote) and mix again.

Your caramel-apple custard is ready, so set aside.

Stage 7 - 20 min.

The apples

Peel 2 kgs 400 g apples and cut lengthways into segments.

Melt 150 g butter in a large frying pan on high heat, then add 150 g brown sugar.

When the sugar begins to caramelize, add the apple pieces.

Stage 8 - 10 min.

Cook until starting to colour...

Stage 9 - 2 min.

...then tip out onto a baking sheet and leave to cool.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Assembling the tart

Preheat the oven to 410°F (210°C).

Trim off the spare pastry around the edge of the tart case.

Stage 11 - 4 min.

Arrange the apple segments evenly in the tart case. They should not be too crowded.

Stage 12 - 2 min.

Pour the caramel-apple custard around the apples.

Stage 13 - 40 min.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Stage 14

Leave to cool in the tin on a wire rack.

Remarks

It is best to use a good brown cane sugar, but a beet-based sugar will work instead.

You can use sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) instead of the shortcrust.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
7,047 Kcal or 29,504 Kj	116 gr	1,461 gr	573 gr
352 %	45 %	138 %	87 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
125 Kcal or 523 Kj	2 gr	26 gr	10 gr
6 %	1 %	2 %	2 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,349 Kcal or 9,835 Kj	39 gr	487 gr	191 gr
117 %	15 %	46 %	29 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 3 tarts : 12.33 €
Per tart : 4.11 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Apple Tatin Terrine, Bonnevaux apple tart, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Tarte Normande, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, ... All
	Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican tart, Quiche Lorraine, Salmon and leek fondue tart, Black sesame flan, French custard tart, ... All
	Stewed apple (compote): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Linzer torte, Cochelin d'Evreux, Amiens macaroons, Apple and blackcurrant tarts, Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Soft apple cookies, Lille style chicken, Du Barry soup, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Baker's chicken and potato tart, ... All

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