For the pastry:
In the bowl of your food processor add;
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon sugar
at this point, pulse a few times just to incorporate dry ingredients
add;
12 tablespoons (1-1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, diced
pulse 10 to 12 times, until the butter is in small bits the size of peas.
With the motor running, pour
1/2 cup ice cold water down the feed tube and then pulse just until the dough starts to come together.
Dump dough onto a floured board and knead quickly into a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for a least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Roll the dough approximately 10 inches by 14 inches. Place the dough on the prepared sheet pan and refrigerate while you prepare the apples.
Peel 4 Granny Smith apples. Cut them in half through the stem. Remove the stems and cores with a sharp knife. Slice the apples crosswise in 1/4 inch thick slices.
Place slices of apples diagonally down the middle of the tart pastry and continue making rows until the pastry is covered with apple slices.
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of sugar and dot the top of the apples with 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, small diced.
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the pastry is browned and the edges of the apples start to brown. Rotate the pan once during the baking time. The apple juices may burn a bit in the pan, but the tart will be fine! When the tart is done, remove from the oven and
In a small sauce pan heat 1/2 cup apricot jelly (or whatever you like). I used orange marmalade.
and 2 tablespoons rum or water. (I used peach snapps). Once the mixture is all melted, brush the apples and the pastry around the edges. Loosen the tart with a metal spatula and allow to cool.
Enjoy! Still house hunting and still no luck... :(. Have a wonderful week.
Hugs,
Oh that does look SO good, Ginger!
ReplyDeleteUgh! I know you must be so frustrated with the house hunt. So sorry you are having no luck! The tart looks great!
ReplyDeletexo,
RJ
looks delicious. yummy good. (:
ReplyDeleteOh, my, that's a different take on apples! That looks fabulous! I will surely try this one. :) I like making the pastry in the food processor, too.
ReplyDeleteThat really does look yummy. We are here in NC now and the apples are in season. I sure hope you find a house soon...it will happen, my friend! I know the perfect house is out there just for you! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteYour apple tart sound fabulous! Great photos of it, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for coming by my blog today, I haven't been over to say hello and check out your blog for ages, so sorry.
Hugs, Cindy
That is absolutely gorgeous. A feast for the eyes too? How's the hunting going?
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful, Ginger :)
ReplyDeleteYUMMY
ReplyDeleteThat looks (and sounds) amazing! I must try that....thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteahhhh - I missed this! So when are you making it again ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe French Apple Tart looks so delicious, Ginger. I love anything with apples in the Fall. So sorry you haven't found a place yet. The perfect home is waiting for you.
ReplyDelete~Sheri at Red Rose Alley
Ginger,
ReplyDeleteI wanted to come over and tell you that if you want to see the Red Rose Alley girls, Nel did a wedding post. It is the first time that we put pictures of us on there. Have a wonderful week.
~Sheri
felice fine settimana...ciao
ReplyDeleteTotally delicious looking. I think I will make one. Thanks so much for the recipe and the lovely photos. I am happily your newest follower.
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