Marcus Wareing's Apple and Membrillo Tart and Spanish Iced Coffee
A buttery pastry of brandy-infused apples alongside a refreshing glass of iced-caffeine, served Spanish-style. This might just be the breakfast of dreams.
Ingredients
For the pastry:
For the filling:
For the Spanish Iced coffee:
Method
- Roll the puff pastry out on a sheet of baking parchment into a circle about 3mm thick, trimming to just a little larger than the base of your skillet. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush water around the circumference. Roll and crimp the edge of the pastry. Use a fork to poke small holes across the centre of the pastry, avoiding piercing the crimped edge. The holes will prevent the pastry puffing up too much.
- Whisk the yolk and use the pastry brush to gently coat the pastry.
- Coat the skillet with pork fat (or butter) then gently transfer the pastry into the skillet, smoothing out any bumps from the base.
- Blind bake the pastry in the oven for 8-10 minutes at 180°C / 160°C fan. Once the pastry is cooked, remove from the oven and set aside, preheating the oven to 200°C for later.
- While the pastry is baking, put the membrillo (quince paste) in a small saucepan with a splash of water over medium heat. Add the brandy and break up the puree into smaller pieces to help it melt faster. Add a knob of butter and simmer, whisking occasionally, until it forms a thick purée.
- Cut the apple halves into 2mm-thick slices, using a mandoline or knife.
- Remove the skillet from the oven when the pastry is golden brown. Lay the apple slices in a spiral over the pastry, and brush the membrillo glaze on top. Add a little more pork fat or butter to the sides of the skillet, which will add more flavour to the dish.
- Bake the tart for 20 minutes at 200°C. Serve the apple tart with a dollop of crème fraîche and enjoy with an iced coffee.
For the Iced Coffee:
- Add the coffee beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch of salt to a pestle and mortar and crush. Set some aside to sprinkle over the top of the tart once cooked.
- Add the ice, espresso, skimmed milk, condensed milk, and a teaspoon of the remaining spice mix to a cocktail shaker and shake until the shaker is ice cold and the mixture is combined.
- Strain into a glass over ice and garnish to taste with the remaining spice mix.
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