APPLE TOSCA PIE

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Tosca refers to a delicious, briefly boiled almond caramel topping that can be used to crown cakes, fruit cobblers and the like. Here it is combined with a yummy apple pie.

Provided by stormylee

Categories     Pie

Time 55m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

70 g butter
50 ml brown sugar
1 egg
150 ml all-purpose flour
50 ml ground almonds
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 -3 apples
100 g slivered almonds
100 g butter
150 ml sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons half-and-half

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 175°C.
  • Line a 24 cm round cake pan (with a removable bottom) with foil, grease.
  • To make crust: cream butter and sugar; add egg, mix to combine; add flour, ground almonds and baking powder, quickly mix into batter. Spread batter on bottom of the prepared pan.
  • Peel, core and slice apples. Cover the surface of the batter with apple slices.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.
  • While the pie is baking, prepare the topping: Combine all topping ingredients in a saucepan. Heat the mixture gently to boiling point, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat as soon as the first few bubbles appear. Do not boil!
  • Take the half-baked pie out of the oven and quickly spread the hot topping on top of it.
  • Place the pie back in the oven and continue baking for about 20 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown.
  • Let cool completely before removing from pan. You can also use a 24 cm pie dish and serve the pie in its dish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 339.7, Fat 25.8, SaturatedFat 11.9, Cholesterol 70, Sodium 186.4, Carbohydrate 24.4, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 11.2, Protein 5.6

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