Rustic Apple Tart

Rustic Apple Tart … bi-product of a botched attempt at Apple Tarte Tatin :-).  Be sure to leave a comment + rating on this recipe, and I’ll love to see your creation.   

Ingredients

  • Puff Pastry:
  • 1 cup (220 g) unsalted butter
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • 1/2 cup COLD water
  • Garnishing:
  • 4-5 baking apples
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • Equipment:
  • Cutting board & knife
  • Peeler
  • Cake or pie pan (8″ or 9″)

Directions

  1. Cut Butter for the puff pastry into 1/2 cubes, and keep in the fridge for 15 minutes
  2. Preheat oven 400 F (204 C) degrees
  3. Add Flour, Butter, Salt in bowl
  4. Add water a spoon at a time – make sure no loose flour
  5. Rollout about an elbows length – fold a third a third a third 2 times
  6. Then book fold and close book
  7. Roll out again – book fold again and close book
  8. Wrap dough and freeze for 15 minutes – do this so butter does not melt
  9. Slice apples, as desired
  10. Roll out pastry into large square
  11. Lay pastry dough into baking pan and add apple slices with sugar and 3 table spoons of lemon juice
  12. Bake for 40 – 45 minutes

 

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