Apple frangipane tart

Cheat's puff pastry

• 120 g plain flour plus extra to dust
• 100 g unsalted butter chilled, cut into pieces
• 2 pinches sea salt
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 50 g chilled water

Frangipane

• 50 g blanched almonds
• 40 g caster sugar
• 50 g unsalted butter softened
• 15 g plain flour
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ⅛ tsp natural almond extract (see Tips)
• 1 egg
• 2 pinches sea salt

Apple topping

• 30 g caster sugar
• 50 g unsalted butter
• ½ vanilla bean seeds scraped
• 2 pinches ground cinnamon
• 2 - 3 Granny Smith apples ends trimmed, unpeeled

Assembley

• plain flour to dust
• maple syrup to glaze
• ice cream or crème fraiche, to serve