I opened the fridge recently and saw four lonely little apples sitting in the crisper. They had already started to prune up and needed to be rescued before they were tossed. I could have fed them to the horse, but instead I made a semi-homemade apple tart.
I pulled out a recipe for mini apple pies from my recipe book, but once I rolled out the packaged pie crust, I opted to try my hand at making a tart.
Semi-Homemade Apple Tart
For the crust: Use one package pie crust. (It can be purchased in the refridgerated section at your local grocery store. This is the semi-homemade part!)
For the filling:
- two (2) large baking apples or four (4) small apples, peeled and cut into small pieces
- 1/3 cup of sugar
- 1/8 cup of white all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- dash of salt
Mix together all of the filling ingredients until the dry ingredients have been well incorporated with yoru apples. Set aside.
Preheat over to 350-degrees Fahrenheit.
Take the pie crust and roll it out on a lightly floured surface until it is thin (but not too thin or it will tear). Put a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Then roll the crust onto the rolling pin and then lay it on the cookie sheet.
Pour the apple filling onto the center of the pie crust then fold the edges over the apples. Melt some butter or make an egg wash, and brush the edges. Then sprinkle a little of sugar over the entire tart.
Bake for approx. 30-35 minutes, until the bottom of your tart is lightly brown.
This would make a good brunch dessert with coffee or an after dinner dessert with ice cream… ooohhh, and caramel sauce! (I’m getting hungry for another slice of apple tart!)
Of course you could swap out apples for peaches or maybe some other fruit. If you’ve got a good tart recipe, let me know about it!
Yours Truly,
Vaness
