French Friday with Dorie
What a difference a week makes. Remember last week when it was still in the 100s here? Well, this week it is in the 70s and we even got a few rain showers. I was inspired by the change in weather to put some pumpkins and calendulas out on the front porch. And I was more than happy to turn the oven on this week. This is my first French Friday in months and I was glad that the recipe was a dessert. I've had a roll of phyllo dough in the freezer for over a year and this tart was my chance to finally use some of it. I also have a large bag of almonds in the freezer, so I decided to make my own almond flour. It didn't turn out as fine as store bought, but I actually liked the little bits of almond in the cream which gave it a nice texture.
I did a couple of things a little differently than the recipe. After spreading each phyllo sheet with melted butter, I sprinkled them with a sugar and cinnamon mixture and before putting the tart in the oven I brushed some warm honey on each apple slice and brushed each slice with honey again after I took the tart out of the oven.
Although it looked a little messy going into the oven, it baked up nicely and I really liked the rustic look with the curled up edges.
I served it slightly warm with a small scoop of mascarpone cheese. John preferred it plain, but I liked the combination of the cheese with the apples, honey and almonds. And the texture was wonderful - every bit of crispy, crackly as its name implies. Visit French Fridays with Dorie to see more versions of this tart.
I love your tweaks, Elaine! And serving with mascarpone must have tasted fantastic :) Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery nicely made your own!
ReplyDeleteOoohh..mascarpone! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteYummy ! : )
ReplyDeleteAll kinds of great idea in this post. I do love mascarpone on just about anything.
ReplyDeleteYour tart looks wonderful. I love the scoop of mascarpone :)
ReplyDeleteElaine, ah, you added a scoop of creamy delicious mascarpone cheese to an already delightful tart! It all looks wonderful and I glad that you and your husband enjoyed this French apple tart so much!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Nice touch with the mascarpone! It looks lovely and I am glad you are getting a taste of fall.
ReplyDeleteNice touch with the honey glaze and mascarpone cheese! Makes me think of a cheese course in a multi-course menu. I made my own ground almonds. I too enjoy the texture it adds to the frangipane.
ReplyDeleteYour tart looks simply wonderful! And, that's a pretty big temperature shift in one week. Wow!
ReplyDeleteWow, you did some off-grid innovations with your tart and what good ideas. Quite impressed that you made your own almond flour. I know I would have loved the honey with the apples, before and after. Susan and John also used cinnamon-sugar, which I always have on hand for my toast. I went the plain route, like your husband, I liked this and have more filo in the freezer and almond flour in the fridge so will make again using your yummy touches. Nice.
ReplyDeleteYour tart looks divine and the additions of cinnamon sugar between the layers of phyllo sounds great. I'm glad to be back in the FFwD swing today after a couple of months of blogging break. I had no idea how much I missed you guys!
ReplyDeleteThis looks very pretty and so rustic. I love anything apples and with the marscapone I bet it tasted delicious!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the honey. I also used cinnamon sugar on top of the apples. Good stuff. Yours looks just right.
ReplyDeleteBeen missing you on 365 and I haven't done FFwD in ages either. Glad to see you again.
Hi Elaine, I do like the sound of cinnamon sugar in between the pastry sheets and honey on the apple - great ideas. Have great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThat looks great! Phyllo scares me, though I'm not entirely sure why. But I might have to get over it so I can try this. =)
ReplyDeleteGlad things cooled down for you :-) It was 22 here this morning - 70 sounds heavenly.
ReplyDeleteAny time cinnamon sugar is there, I am on board. Yum.
The honey glaze sounds like the perfect touch! It looks beautiful, Elaine! Please FedEx some my way! :-)
ReplyDeleteMascarpone and almonds...yum!
ReplyDeleteLovely tart! and pictures!!! I also made my own almond flour and I am going to make this cream again for sure!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo perfectly done, Elaine! Your tart is gorgeous, and I love the changes you made! Brushing the tart with honey sounds lovely! And I love that you served it with mascarpone…totally yummy!
ReplyDeleteYum! Mascarpone was a great idea! I think I will try that next time I make this for sure!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds amazing, Elaine! I'll bet the cinnamon and honey were wonderful with the apples. And, I'm so happy you are back with us on Fridays!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to FFWD - this was a great one to get you back into the groove! Your additions of cinnamon and honey sound delicious!
ReplyDeleteLove your use of the honey and the mascarpone cheese sounds like a decadent topping. I'm so glad you're back with us!
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