Baking Dessert

Quick apple, almond and coconut tart

Name: Quick apple, almond and coconut tart
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 sheets fresh filo pastry; Olive oil spray; 2 tablespoons apricot jam or other fruit jam; 2 Granny Smith apples; 1 eggwhite; 2 tablespoons icing sugar; 1/2 cup (40g) flaked almonds; 1/3 cup (25g) shredded coconut

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by Jill Dupleix

Food writer

Oct 02, 2015

Featherlight and topped with tart apple and sweet, nutty almonds, this is a quick, low-fat version of the French 'tarte fine'.

4 sheets fresh filo pastry
Olive oil spray
2 tablespoons apricot jam or other fruit jam
2 Granny Smith apples
1 eggwhite
2 tablespoons icing sugar
1/2 cup (40g) flaked almonds
1/3 cup (25g) shredded coconut

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 200C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2.

Spray 1 filo sheet with olive oil, top with another sheet, and spray again. Fold into quarters to form one long rectangle. Repeat with remaining filo. Spray lightly with oil and spread with jam.
3.

Peel, core and quarter apples, then cut into very thin slices (a mandoline is ideal). Arrange slices so they are overlapping down the centre of the pastry. Bake for 5 minutes until apple is just tender.
4.

Whisk eggwhite until frothy. Whisk in sugar, then toss with nuts and coconut. Remove almonds and coconut from eggwhite mixture and scatter over tarts. Discard any excess eggwhite.
5.

Place tarts on the tray and bake for 6-8 minutes until pastry and almonds are golden. (Cover the tart edges with foil if browning too quickly.) Cut into slices and serve warm.