Comments on: Apple and Maple Tartlets

By: anna

anna — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:24:07 +0000

these look awesome! it is my bf’s 30th on the weekend and im thinking I might make him one! ( a vegan one of course)
thanks again for considering us vegans!!

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:10:27 +0000

Hi Min-Oh yayyy! I’m so glad that your husband and colleagues liked it. It’s one of my favourite apple recipes ever

By: Min Ai

Min Ai — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:36:45 +0000

Hi NQN! I had this sudden urge to bake on Sunday and decided to try your recipe since I had the ingredients! They turned out gorgeous though I modified it and pressed the pasty into egg tart tins and ended up making 20 of them minus the pastry on top. I didn’t have an apple shaped cutter Thanks for the recipe though!! Hubby loved it and so did his colleagues!

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:10:13 +0000

Hi Maria-You are correct indeed! She made it on Oprah although the original pie crust recipe is from Saveur magazine.

Thanks so much

My dad got a whole lot of those pie tins and they’ve sat in my cupboard for years. I’ve never really looked for them in the supermarket although I wonder if bakeries would sell them?

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:26:26 +0000

Correct me if I’m wrong but is this pie crust Cindy Crawfords? The model?

And until I read this post.. I had never heard of maple cream! You keep educating me

These would be an instant hit with so many! Is it hard to get these little foil pie tins in the supermarket?

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:35:25 +0000

Hi Sandie-brilliant, I’d love to know what you think of them

By: Sandie

Sandie — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:49:49 +0000

Aren’t these just the sweetest little tartlets ever? I’ll definitely be giving them a try!

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:03:00 +0000

Hi grace-I’m so glad! They are seriously good straight out of the oven, it’s best to put a security guard between the oven and the waiting mouth!

By: grace

grace — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:07:18 +0000

forgive how they look? no problem. they sound yummy, and it’d be difficult for me to try just one right out of the oven. try three or four.

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:13:59 +0000

Hi Blond Duck-Ahh cool, thanks for saying that!

Hi Cappucino-haha ok that’s good that it’s coming through loud and clear

Hi Annie-Thankyou! Me too! I love pastry a bit too much

Hi belle-This one is really easy, I mix it by hand with a fork or a large spoon. The only thing is the rolling, as it’s not a rested dough (which is good if you’re in a hurry) it is a bit more resistant to rolling but not impossible by any means

Hi Barbara-Hehe cool! Non snickerers are more than welcome at my table

Hi the projectivist-Yes I always think thick pie fillings always look and taste so much better! I got the pie cases from my father who used to work as in the food tech section of a company. But perhaps bakeries that make custard tarts would sell some?

Hi Karen-Nope not really! Oh good, so glad it was recognisable (nothing worse than people saying “What is it supposed to be?”)

Hi Cakelaw-This pastry recipe is really delicious and doesn’t shrink very much and is really hardy so I wholeheartedly recommend it! Can’t wait to see what lovely creations you make using it!