Queen's Apple Tart

Chef: Momo Akanegakubo
In the manga: Chapter 238
In the anime: Episode 65
Cuisine and type: Western, Tart

Queen's Apple Tart is a dish made by Momo Akanegakubo in her match against Megumi Tadokoro during the 3rd Card of the 3rd Bout of the Rebels Vs. Central Régiment de Cuisine.

A series of apple tarts shaped like actual roses and carried in a basket, Momo delivers the aroma of the damask rose from the rose syrup, creating a blissfully sweet dish that whoever eats it will transform into the denizens of the land of fairytale dreams. In fact, the basket she carries her apple tarts in is made of bread and completely edible as well.

Real-world dishes

Wikipedia page on Apple Pie

Real facts

Damask Rose (Rosa x Damascena) is a vibrantly pink rose and hybrid of Rosa Gallica and Rosa Moschata (musk rose). It is known for its particularly fine fragrance and is commonly used for rose oil in perfume and rose water. Its petals are edible and are often used as an herbal tea. While it is not a commonly used spice-like ingredient in modern western cooking, it was commonly used in ancient times, especially during the Renaissance, particularly being used in desserts due to its sweet fragrance.
Apple pie is a pie or a tart originating from England , in which the principal filling ingredient is apple. It is, on occasion, served with whipped cream or ice cream on top, or alongside cheddar cheese. The pastry is generally used top-and-bottom, making it a double-crust pie; the upper crust may be a circular or a pastry lattice woven of crosswise strips. Depending on the baker's preference, the bottom of the double-crust may be baked first (before baking the whole pie) to prevent the bottom from getting soggy. Exceptions are deep-dish apple pie, with a top crust only, and open-face Tarte Tatin.

Dish details from the Shokugeki no Sōma Wiki (CC BY-SA).

Recipe

Wiki recipe, completed by Totsuki AI

Queen's Apple Rose Tarts

Apple-slice roses perfumed with damask rose syrup, baked in tart shells and served in a woven bread basket

Difficulty
Total time: 3 h
Hands-on: 1 h 40 min
Cost: ¥¥¥¥
Servings: 6

Equipmentmuffin tin or tartlet tins, mandoline, saucepan, oven, rolling pin

Tastesweet, rich

Ingredients

+ added by Totsuki AI. ≈ amount estimated by Totsuki AI.

Tart crust

1 sheet shortcrust pastry (amount estimated)

Rose apple filling

3 red apples, cored, very thinly sliced with the peel on (amount estimated)
1 tbsp lemon juice (added by Totsuki AI)
200 ml water (amount estimated)
80 g sugar (added by Totsuki AI)
1 tbsp damask rose petals, dried, or 1 tsp rose water (amount estimated)
20 g butter, melted (added by Totsuki AI)
2 tbsp apricot jam (added by Totsuki AI)

Bread basket

300 g bread dough, enriched (brioche or sweet bread) (amount estimated)
1 egg, beaten (added by Totsuki AI)

Method

+ step written by Totsuki AI.

1
Simmer the water, sugar and rose petals for 5 minutes; strain. Add the apple slices and lemon juice and poach gently for 2 minutes until pliable — the peel colours the syrup pink.+
2
Heat the oven to 190 °C. Line the tins with rounds of pastry.+
3
Overlap 8–10 apple slices along a strip of pastry (or on the counter), roll them up into a rose and set one in each case. Brush with butter.+
4
Bake for 30–35 minutes until the pastry is golden and the petal edges just char. Glaze with warm jam thinned with rose syrup.+
5
For the basket, weave strips of dough over an upturned oven-proof bowl, brush with egg and bake at 180 °C for 20 minutes. Cool, then fill with the tarts.+