Valerie is a great pastry cook. She discovered her talent 20 years ago when we arranged an impromptu tea party. This Normandy apple tart from Elizabeth David’s recipe together with Gary Rhodes lemon tart and his pecan pie were her first serious attempt at baking. They were all excellent and Valerie surprised herself. Since that time we regularly make the apple tart. We often serve the tart with double cream flavoured with Calvados; this time we used some leftover brandy cream from Waitrose.
