Taste of Life: Apple Puff Tart with Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce

By Chef Paul Bodrogi

Almond Cream

Ingredients
1 oz. butter
1 oz. sugar
1 oz. sliced almonds
1 whole egg
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon milk

Procedure
Combine all of the ingredients, and mix until well combined.

Caramel Sauce

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
stick of butter
6 oz. heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Procedure
Combine the heavy cream and sugar in a pot with a heavy bottom on low-medium heat, and stir until it boils.
Add the butter and vanilla extract. Keep stirring, and bring the mixture back to a boil. Continue to cook and stir until it browns and thickens.

Apple Tart

Ingredients
3 apples, peeled, cored and sliced in half
6 puff pastry squares
Sugar to taste
gallon of the ice cream of your choice

Procedure
Place a spoonful of the almond cream in the center of each puff pastry square.
Place an apple half on top of the almond cream, and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
Serve warm with your favorite ice cream, and drizzle with the caramel sauce.

Paul Bodrogi is a pastry chef, Pastry Live event producer and instructor at Chattahoochee Technical College.