Fast French Apple Tart
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed ( 1/2 17.3-oz. pkg.)
- 7 medium tart apples, peeled and cored
- 2 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 13 cup apricot jam
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Coat 9-inch pie dish or fluted tart pan with cooking spray.
- Roll out puff pastry into 11-inch square on floured work surface.
- Press puff pastry into prepared pan, and trim excess dough from edges.
- Prick bottom all over with fork, and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Slice apples into 1/8-inch-thick rounds (with hole in middle) using mandoline.
- Toss apple slices in lemon juice in bowl.
- Place apple slices in overlapping concentric circles on puff pastry, starting from outside and working toward center.
- Make sure to cover holes in apple slices, and overlap each row by 1/3 inch to prevent apples from shrinking as they cook.
- Sprinkle with 2 Tbs.
- sugar.
- Repeat layering and sprinkling process once more, and finish with a layer of apples.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 325F, and bake 30 to 40 minutes more, or until crust is golden brown.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Bring jam and 2 Tbs.
- water to a boil in small saucepan.
- Reduce heat to medium, and simmer 1 minute.
- Strain into small bowl.
- Brush over tart while jam is still hot.
pastry, tart apples, lemon juice, sugar, apricot
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/fast-french-apple-tart/ (may not work)