Apple Tart

Instructions

1. Line a 10-inch flan round tin with butter.
2. In a large non-stick saucepan, gently cook the apples with the oil and water – until the apple forms a pulp. This will take about 30 minutes.
3. Once the apple forms into a pulp, turn off the heat.
4. Make the pastry by placing the dry ingredients (not tapioca flour) into a high speed blender and blending till fine. Transfer to a large mixing bowl add in the tapioca flour.
5. Add in the wet pastry ingredients. Kneed the pastry into a dough.
6. Form the dough into a ball and place between two sheets of baking paper. Roll out the dough into a thin circular layer. Remove one sheet and place around the flan dish.
7. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius or if you have a convention fan, to 160 degrees Celsius.
8. Add the sugar, lemon zest and juice and apricot jam to the applesauce.
9. Prick the pastry and place in the oven for about 10 minutes.
10. Take the pastry from the oven and spread the apple puree the pastry. Gently smooth the puree.
11. Place and layer the slices of eating apple on top of the apple puree.
12. Make the glaze by combining the reserved apple juice, apricot jam and water. Using a pastry brush, glaze the sugar mixture over the eating apples.
13. Place the flan in the oven for 30 minutes.
14. Serve the Apple Tart with vegan cream.