Creamed Apple Tart
Origin: London, England
Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861
Ingredients
- Puff-crust No. 1205 or 1206
- apples
- to every lb. of pared and cored apples
- 2 oz moist sugar
- 1/2 teaspoonful minced lemon-peel
- 1 tablespoonful lemon-juice
- 1/2 pint boiled custard
Instructions
- Make an apple tart by the preceding recipe, with the exception of omitting the icing.
- When the tart is baked, cut out the middle of the lid or crust, leaving a border all round the dish.
- Fill up with a nicely-made boiled custard, grate a little nutmeg over the top, and the pie is ready for table.
- This tart is usually eaten cold; is rather an old-fashioned dish, but, at the same time, extremely nice.