Apple Tartlets With Caramel Sauce Recipe

• 2 c. flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 c. cool butter, cut into small pcs
• 1/2 c. whipping cream Almond FIlling
• 1 c. grnd almonds
• 3/4 c. icing sugar
• 1/4 c. butter
• 1 tsp grated lemon, rind
• 1/4 tsp extract almonds
• 1/4 tsp vanilla Caramelized Apples and Sauce
• 2 lb apple, peeled, cored, cut in 1/4-inch thick slices
• 1/4 c. lemon, juice
• 2/3 c. sugar
• 1 c. whipping cream

1. Assembly:Preheat oven to 425 F (220 C)
2. Pastry: In food processor, blend flour with salt.
3. Add in butter; pulse till mix resembles coarse crumbs.
4. Add in cream; pulse till mix just comes together.
5. Turn out onto floured surface.
6. Roll onto 9 x 7-inch (23 x 18 cm) rectangle; mix in half to make 7 x 4- inch (18 x 10 cm) rectangle.
7. Rotate pastry 90 degrees.
8. Repeat rolling and folding once.
9. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill for 3 hrs.
10. (Make-ahead: Chill for up to 2 days or possibly freeze for up to 2 weeks)
11. Almond Filling: In food processor, pulse almonds with icing sugar till combined.
12. Add in butter, lemon rind, almond extract and vanilla; combine well.
13. Chill for 2 hrs or possibly till well chilled.
14. Caramelized Apples and Sauce: In large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice; set aside.
15. In large skillet, heat sugar over medium-high heat till melted and amber colour.
16. Add in apples; cook, stirring often, for 5 - 10 min or possibly till tender but still hard.
17. Drain in colander set over bowl, reserving juices.
18. Chill apples.
19. In small saucepan, cook reserved juice from apples over medium-high heat for about 4 min or possibly till thickened and syrupy.
20. Add in cream; cook for about 5 min or possibly till reduced by half.
21. On lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to 1/8-inch (3 mm) thickness.
22. Cut out eight 5-inch (12 cm) rounds; place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet and freeze till hard.
23. Place 2 Tbsp.
24. (25 mL) of the almond filling in centre of each round.
25. Arrange overlapping apple slices in circle on filling, leaving 1/2 inch (1 cm) border uncovered.
26. Freeze till hard, about 10 min.
27. Sprinkle tartlets with sugar.
28. Bake in centre of oven for about 25 min or possibly till pastry is golden brown and crisp.
29. Serve with drizzle of caramel sauce.

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Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/apple-tartlets-with-caramel-sauce-68071 (may not work)