confessions of a food aficionado.

pasta can taste awesome too.
check out the spinach fettuccine. it tasted better than i expect actually.

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finally had the chance to try out the apple tart recipe that i've been putting on hold for the longest time. =D
tasted a bit too sweet for my liking but nevertheless still lovely. ginny said it was just right though. having only ONE miserable baking tray does not help at all. had to bake the tarts in batches and had to cut them into smaller squares just so that they could fit on the tray. came out looking rather pale actually. should have popped them in the oven for a tad longer. the freshly sliced apples were surprisingly crunchy despite being in the chiller for more than a fortnight. but i preferred them soft as it is on the tarts. a really easy recipe i have to say. XD a definite winner for establishing good rapport between neighbours. lol.

ingredients:

-1 puff pastry sheet

-1 granny smith apple (green apple)

-2 tbsp sugar

-1/4 cup almond meal

-1 egg white
-1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

-1/3 cup of apricot jam

preheat oven to 220degrees. (210degrees for fan-forced)

core and slice the apples. (i kinda soaked the apples in mildly salted water to prevent them from browning while i prepare the rest of the stuff)

combine egg white, cinnamon powder, almond meal and sugar.

score the puff pastry, 2cm away from edge, be careful not to cut all the way through. this allows the sides to rise and becomes puffy. =D

spread the almond meal mixture only on the inside of the puff pastry, not the edge.
lay the apple slices on the pastry.

bake for 20min or until the edge is brown and apples are soft.

mix the apricot jam with 2tbsp of boiling water until "spreadable" then spread over the apple tart.

enjoy. =) (the recipe highly recommends serving it with ice cream or custard but i think it tastes just as good by itself.)