An Apple Tart for Jane Austen

For the Book Makes me Cook Event, this month we chose to read any of Jane Austen's books. I chose to read Emma.

The story is about Emma Woodhouse who lives with her old father. Emma, a rich and clever young woman chooses to not to get married. She is content finding matches for her friends. This book though does not talk about any food in particular except for mentions of parties, balls or dinners.

Mr. Woodhouse, Emma's father is very anxious about everyone else's health and beleive that all are intoleant to food just like him. Mrs. Bates, a friend of Mr. Woodhouse was invited to a dinner at his place along with a few other guests. Mr. Woodhouse love to have the cloth laid. He loved to have the cloth laid, because it had been the fashion of his youth, but his conviction of suppers being very unwholesome made him rather sorry to see any thing put on it; and while his hospitality would have welcomed his visitors to every thing, his care for their health made him grieve that they would eat.
Mrs. Bates, let me propose your venturing on one of these eggs. An egg boiled very soft is not unwholesome. Serle understands boiling an egg better than any body. I would not recommend an egg boiled by any body else; but you need not be afraid, they are very small, you see - one of our small eggs will not hurt you. Miss Bates, let Emma help you to a little bit of tart - a very little bit. Ours are all apple-tarts. You need not be afraid of unwholesome preserves here. I do not advise the custard. Mrs. Goddard, what say you to half a glass of wine? A small half-glass, put into a tumbler of water? I do not think it could disagree with you.'

So here's my inspiration from the book, an apple tart, very wholesome at that. This tart is from the book Tarts and Pies by Hamlyn Cookery Club.

What you need are:

Filling:

Glaze:

Roll out this dough into a thin sheet and line your loose-bottomed flan tin. Fill this with the sliced apples in overlapping layes. Sprinkle sugar and bake in a preheated oven at 190 degree C for about 40 inutes.

Meanwhile, heat the apricot jam with the lemon juice and strain. Brush this over the apples. Serve cold or warm. Tastes good eitherway.

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