Sablé breton
85g butter
85g brown sugar
10g whole egg
2g baking powder
0.5g sodium bicarbonate
115g flour
METHOD. Soften the butter in a stand mixer. Add the brown sugar. Add the whole egg. Add the flour together with the baking powder and sodium bicarbonate. Store in the fridge overnight. Roll out to 6mm. Put in a round baking mould of 18cm. Bake for 18 min at 210°C.
Crème pâtissière
100g milk
10g whole egg
8g pudding powder
25g sugar
METHOD. Boil the milk together with the sugar. Mix the pudding powder with the whole egg. Pour the boiling milk onto the mixture. Stir well over a moderate heat until the mixture comes to the boil.
Apple and apricot filling
165g apple cubes
10g sugar
2g cold binding agent (quelli)
65g apricot pieces
10g water
Pinch of cinnamon
METHOD. Mix the sugar and cold binding agent (quelli). Add the apricot pieces and water. Add the apple cubes. Pipe a spiral of crème pâtissière on the baked sablé Breton. Spread the filling on top. Add a pinch of cinnamon.
Marzipan paste
100g marzipan
30g egg white
Soften the marzipan in a stand mixer. Add the egg white and mix to a smooth paste. Pipe the paste on top of the apple and apricot filling. Bake for 15 min at 220°C.
