When you spend your day constantly (exaggeration) reading about recipes in English —their origins and ingredients, etc.— you realize that, besides the difficulty of a few of the recipes, sometimes there is also a whole fabric of terms lying underneath which are not always what they initially seem to the casual eye.
With the arrival of autumn, it seems we are determined to leave apple trees totally cleaned out. And truth be told, I have been meaning to bake this quintessential apple tart for ages.