French Apple Tart
Adapted from Ina Garten
Ingredients:
Puff Pastry sheets
or use Ina's recipe
For the apples:
2 Granny Smith apples
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) cold unsalted butter, small diced
1/4 cup apricot jelly
1 tablespoons Rum
Directions:
1. Remove the pastry sheets and thaw as directed.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
3. Peel the apples and cut them in half through the stem. Remove the stems and cores with a sharp knife and a melon baler. Slice the apples crosswise in 1/4-inch thick slices. Place overlapping slices of apples diagonally down the middle of the tart and continue making diagonal rows on both sides of the first row until the pastry is covered with apple slices. (I tend not to use the apple ends in order to make the arrangement beautiful.) Sprinkle with the full 1/2 cup of sugar and dot with the butter.
4. Bake for 25 minutes or until the pastry is browned and the edges of the apples start to brown. Rotate the pan once during cooking. If the pastry puffs up in one area, cut a little slit with a knife to let the air out. Don't worry! The apple juices will burn in the pan but the tart will be fine! When the tart's done, heat the apricot jelly together with the rum and brush the apples and the pastry completely with the jelly mixture. Loosen the tart with a metal spatula so it doesn't stick to the paper. Allow to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.
Review: What an easy and sweet little treat. We both had the tart with a large glass of my favorite milk. What a perfect "Ina Garten" day of food.
