Apple Tart with Cranberries

Makes 1 big ol' tart.

INGREDIENTS

Sweet Dough:

2 cups

All-purpose flour

1/3 cup

Cold butter, cut into small pieces

1

Egg, beaten

pinch

Salt

6 tbsp

Water

1/4 cup

Sugar

Tart Filling:

1/4 cup

Butter

2 lbs.

Green Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and sliced

2/3 cup

Sugar

1 tsp

Cinnamon

1 3/4 cups

Sugar

4 tbsp

Milk

3/4 cups

35% whipping cream

2 tbsp

Icing sugar

Eggs

2

1/2 cup

Fresh Cranberries

METHOD

Add flour and sugar to mixing bowl of standing mixer (or a large bowl with paddle spatula). Using paddle attachment, blend in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

With machine running, add egg, salt and water to make a soft dough. Scrape sides of bowl, knead for 1-2 minutes. Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate to rest for 1 hour.

On a floured surface, roll out dough and fit into a 10 inch (25 cm) pie plate or flan pan. (Palooka likes the flan pan)

Dust apple slices with cinnamon and half the sugar. Place apple mixture in pie crust. Bake in a pre-heated 400 deg F (200 deg;C) oven for approximately 15 minutes.

Remove tart from oven and sprinkle cranberries on top of baked apple mixture.

Mix milk, cream, icing sugar and eggs together and beat lightly.

Pour cream/sugar mixture over tart filling and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Cool before serving.