Baking BLISS
After being crowned Australia's best bakery for the second year in a row, Perth-based pastry chefs Jean Pierre Sancho share the recipes for some of their best treats.
APPLE TART
FOR THE SWEET PASTRY
Preheat the oven to 180C. Mix the butter and sugar, then Mix until it all comes together Roll the pastry to about 3mm tin, making certain you trim the edges neatly. Fill the shell with rice and bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the pastry turns golden. Remove and cool.
FOR THE FILLING 2L milk
Boil the milk and add half the sugar. Combine well. In a separate dish, beat egg yolks with remaining sugar and the in a saucepan and place on medium heat. Stir well until the mixture boils. After it boils, turn the heat down to a simmer continue to stir for another two to three minutes. Allow to cool before pouring tart shell.
FOR THE APPLE TOPPING
Arrange the apple slices on by one starting at the centre and moving in an outwards spiral pattern until the tart is completely covered. Return to the oven and bake for a further 20 minutes or until the apple slices are soft.
84 SHEILA SPRING 2012
