apple tart

The preliminary results of my crust taste-off are in, and, given the trial run, this should come as no surprise: the all-butter crust did not win. But that doesn’t mean we can’t love an all-butter crust. In fact, the all-butter crust (aka sweet pastry dough aka pâte brisée) is still a delicious and perfect tart crust…

I used the little bit of all-butter dough I had left to make a couple of apple tartlets (mostly as an excuse to use the four-inch tartlet pans I bought before last Thanksgiving).

Apple (or pear) tart

I love apple and pear tarts for their simplicity.

2 medium apples (or pears), peeled and sliced thinly
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter, soft

1/2 of the all-butter pastry recipe [freeze the other half to use later]

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Roll out the dough. Shape into a tart pan.
3. Place the apple slices, overlapping and pretty.
4. Sprinkle sugar over the fruit. And dot with butter.
5. If you are making the free-form rustic tart, fold over the edges.
6. Bake for about 30 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

If you don’t have a tart pan, you could:

• Use a few little tartlet pans instead.
• OR… roll the dough out into a rectangle or a circle and layer the sliced fruit on top, then fold over the edges so that you have a free-form rustic tart.

Voilà. Delicious.

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• Daring Bakers: Bakewell tart… er, pudding (with strawberry jam)
• pie crust (part 1) – butter vs shortening
• Apple cider caramels, round 2 – looks promising
• pie crust (part 2) – tips and techniques

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