Tarte Aux Pommes D'aime Recipe

•     (Aime's apple tart)
•     Serves 10
• 2 stk ( 1/2 lb.) butter
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 tsp lemon zest (from a Meyer lemon if possible)
• 1 x egg, room temperature
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 2 tsp butter
• 8 x tart apples, peeled, cored and cut in walnut-sized pcs
• 2 Tbsp. water
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
•     Juice of 1/2 a lemon
• 4 x inch strip of orange peel
• 5 x tart apples, peeled, cored and cut in julienne
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 3 Tbsp. sliced almonds
•     Powdered sugar

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