French Apple Tart Recipe

How to make it

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• Tart Pastry:
• Cut butter into small cubes and put them in the container of a food processor. Add flour and sugar. Start processing while gradually adding the water. Add only enough water so that the dough holds together and can be shaped into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or longer before rolling. (I put in freezer for 10 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Roll out pastry and line an 11 inch pie tin (or tart pan with removable bottom).
• Peel the apples and cut them into quarters. Cut away and discard the cores. Tim off an reserve the ends of the apple quarters. Chop thiese into pieces--there should be about 1/2 cup. ( didn't get that much, so I chopped up another apple to make 1/2 cup).
• Cut the apple into slices--there should be about 5 cups of sliced apples.
• Scatter the chopped apple over the tart pastry. Arrange the apple slices in a circular pattern starting with the outer end and working your way to the center.
• Sprinkle the apple slices with 1/2 cup sugar and dot with butter (I forgot the butter--didn't miss it!!)
• Place the tart in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees and continue baking for another 25 minutes.
• Heat the apple jelly over low heat (I microwaved it) until melted. Brush over hot apple tart. Serve hot or cold.
• Number Of Servings:8