Thin Apple Tarts
- 2 small Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and halved
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 frozen puff pastry sheet (from a 17 1/4-oz package), thawed
- Cut apple halves crosswise into 1/16-inch-thick slices and transfer to a bowl.
- Bring water, sugar, lemon juice, and butter to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then pour over apples.
- Turn apples until slightly wilted, then drain in a colander set over a bowl, reserving liquid.
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Roll out pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface into a 121/2-inch square and cut out 4 (6-inch) rounds.
- Transfer rounds to a lightly buttered baking sheet and top with overlapping apple slices.
- Bake in middle of oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
- Boil reserved liquid in saucepan until reduced to about 1/3 cup, then brush on baked tarts.
apples, water, sugar, lemon juice, unsalted butter, pastry sheet
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/thin-apple-tarts-105620 (may not work)