Method
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
Roll the puff pastry on a clear work surface to some large sheet, 3mm thick. Utilizing a bowl or plate, cut a circle about 25cm/10in across. Crimp the advantage before turning the entire sheet over and lounging it directly onto a set baking tray. Chill within the fridge not less than ten minutes.
Take away the pastry in the fridge and spread the apple compte all around the base of pastry, departing a 1cm/in border in the edge.
Slice the apples the thickness of the two-pound gold coin and put them to the pastry sheet, fanning them out, beginning in the outdoors and dealing in. The apples should overlap one another. Make use of the largest slices around the outdoors and put the tiniest slices in the center of the tart.
Once all of the apples happen to be organized, sprinkle within the caster sugar and us dot using the cubed butter. Brush the border using the beaten egg and bake within the oven for around half an hour, or until golden-brown and risen round the edge.
For that Chantilly cream, whisk the cream, icing sugar and seeds in the vanilla pod inside a bowl until very soft peaks form and hang aside until prepared to serve.
When prepared to serve, put the tart onto an amount plate. Warm the calvados in a tiny saucepan. Ignite the alcohol having a match (be cautious about your fingers) and pour within the tart. Serve with Chantilly cream.
Suggested wine
Consider using a Madeira: Blandy's 5-year-old Alvada Vinhos Barbeitos, Malvasia Reserva Henriques & Henriques ten year old Malmsey.