Roasted-Apple Tartlets
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/2 recipe Pate Brisee (page 322)
- 5 tart, firm apples, such as Granny Smith
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons Calvados or other apple brandy
- Pinch of salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup apricot jam, heated and strained
- Place six 4-inch tart rings on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out six 5 1/2-inch rounds, rerolling scraps as needed.
- Press dough into bottoms and up sides of tart rings.
- Trim excess dough flush with rims.
- Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Peel, core, and slice 2 apples into 8 wedges each.
- Toss wedges with the flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, the Calvados, and salt.
- Spread in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet and bake 20 minutes.
- Toss apples and continue baking until very soft and caramelized around edges, 15 to 20 minutes more.
- Transfer to a bowl and roughly mash.
- Let cool completely.
- Peel, core, and quarter 1 apple.
- Core and quarter (do not peel) remaining 2 apples and slice all 3 apples very thin, using a mandoline or a very sharp knife.
- Toss peeled and unpeeled apple slices separately with remaining 2 teaspoons lemon juice.
- Spread 2 tablespoons mashed apple mixture into each tart shell.
- Fan peeled apple slices on top of mash.
- Evenly brush apples with half the melted butter and sprinkle with half the remaining sugar.
- Repeat layering with unpeeled apple and remaining butter and sugar.
- Bake tartlets until apples are dark golden brown on edges, about 65 minutes.
- Brush tops with strained jam.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cool slightly.
flour, brisee, firm apples, sugar, bread crumbs, lemon juice, calvados, salt, unsalted butter, apricot
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roasted-apple-tartlets-389738 (may not work)